Gallery: Daylight reveals damage in Hartland
Published 11:55 am Thursday, December 16, 2021
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The back wall of the building in downtown Hartland that hosts the post office was ripped off Wednesday night during severe weather. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Crews clean up in the back of the post office in Hartland on Dec. 15 after an EF2 tornado came through the area. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
A light pole in Hartland's downtown is bent over from the high winds during the storm Wednesday night. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Debris, tree limbs and downed wires littered several streets in Hartland Thursday morning. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Arcadian Bank in Hartland sustained severe exterior damage during a storm that came through the area Dec. 15, 2021. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Arcadian Bank in Hartland sustained severe exterior damage Wednesday night during a storm that came through the area. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Arcadian Bank in Hartland sustained severe exterior damage Wednesday night during a storm that came through the area. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Debris littered several streets in Hartland on Thursday morning. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
The streets were littered with debris Thursday morning in Hartland. The city had one of six tornadoes in the county. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Debris was scattered across several streets and a camper was tipped on its side in Hartland from the Wednesday night storm. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Trees were snapped behind a residence in Hartland. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
A house owned by J.R. and Joyce Henderson sustained severe damage in Hartland from downed limbs and debris from nearby homes. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Wires hang down in the road on a street Thursday morning near a home that sustained damage in Hartland. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
A trampoline remains in the tree of a home in Hartland Thursday morning after severe weather went through the city the night before. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Numerous trees were downed throughout Hartland. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Several homes sustained major roof damage during the storm. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
A large tree blocks a street in Hartland. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
The National Weather Service will be in Hartland today to determine if a tornado caused the severe damage seen in the city.
Damage assessment throughout the county will begin this morning.
The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office is advising people to stay clear of the city unless you live in the city or are there to help clean up.
Look to the Tribune for more information as it becomes available.