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Published July 14, 2010, 12:00 AM

Cloquet Storm Photo Gallery [Joel Soukkala/jsoukkala@pinejournal.com]

Cloquet storm damage from July 14


Gerald Hovis, 1207 Washington Ave., Cloquet, surveys a large pine tree that fell only 20 feet from his front door during the rain and wind storm on Wednesday, July 14.

  • Gerald Hovis, 1207 Washington Ave., Cloquet, surveys a large pine tree that fell only 20 feet from his front door during the rain and wind storm on Wednesday, July 14.
  • Eugene Smith takes a look at the tree that fell in the yard of Gerald and Mary Hovis on Washington Avenue.
  • Nicole Demenge, Sarah-Anne Mandoli and Aubrey Mandoli slept through the storm, but were awakened by the maintenance man of their apartment building on 18th Street in Cloquet to find out a large tree had fallen just feet from their front door.
  • Properties near Sahlman Avenue in Cloquet had many fallen trees and limbs from Wednesday mornings thunderstorms.
  • This tree at the home of Cliff and Gene Svedahl, 1010 Sahlman Ave., Cloquet, was hit by lighting shortly after the wind had toppled their fence.
  • Matt Danger and other neighbors assist George Legueri in removing the tree that fell on his property on Wilson Avenue in Cloquet.
  • Renee Beck, 1616 Doddridge Ave., Cloquet, had three trees uprooted from her back yard. She had no damage to her home, but is in need of assistance in the removal of the huge trees in order to get her camper out for the weekend.