Gallery: More May snowstorm photographs
Published 2:48 pm Thursday, May 2, 2013
- Dan Kjos stands on his home at 502 Cardinal Lane on Thursday morning as snow and sleet continue to fall. A tree fell overnight, and branch still connected to the trunk was resting on the corner of his roof. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- A fallen tree misses a Ford pickup Thursday morning at the home of Ed Schumann, 1015 Martin Road. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- Doyle Lammie of Garden Road clears snow from his driveway Thursday morning with an Ariens snowblower, which he praised as more than capable of handling the heavy snow. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- The driver of a Dodge Caravan drives on Lakeview Boulevard where it was down to one lane on Thursday morning because a fallen tree pulled down power lines and snapped a power pole. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- A power pole rests on power lines after it snapped overnight Thursday. The downed pole was near the corner of Lakeview Boulevard and Wedge Street. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- Travis Quam twists the branch of a birch tree in his front yard Thursday at 1019 Cedar Ave. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- Albert Lea is known for piling snow in the middle of the downtown streets. It is not known for having to do it in May. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- The snowpile created to clear the parking lot at Wells Fargo Bank on Thursday is taller than the top of the kiosk for the automatic teller machine. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- Jane Carpenter shovels heavy snow from the city sidewalk Thursday morning at her home, 827 S. Newton Ave. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- Branches litter the snow-covered ground under every tree on a block of Crescent Drive on Thursday morning. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- Four birch trees droop Thursday morning at 504 Crescent Circle. Many birch trees bent under the weight of the heavy snow in their limbs. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- City workers clear dangerous hanging branches Thursday on John Farry Place at the Leo and Sara Aeikens home. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- Alliant Energy repair trucks haul wooden power poles down Lakeview Boulevard on Thursday morning to where a power pole had snapped overnight. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
- Mark Kermes of Alliant Energy repairs a connection on a power pole Thursday morning along Richway Drive. Kermes came from Amboy. Alliant Energy brought many linemen from around the area to repair power outages. — Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune
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