Snow storm damage and cleanup
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The second snow storm to hit Saline County in Feb. 2013 was a wet, heavy snow that caused more damage than the first storm less than a week earlier. Power lines and trees were weighed down and residents were urged to stay indoors. The storm started on the evening of Monday, Feb. 25 and continued into the day on Tuesday, Feb. 26. As the storm slowed on Tuesday, pedestrians and motorists began to venture out onto the streets.
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Snow falls heavy and fast around 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, near the corner of Yerby Street and Jefferson Avenue. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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Tree branches break under the weight of the snow from the second storm to hit Marshall on Feb. 25-26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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(Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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Pedestrians make their way about Marshall after the storm calmed down on Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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Branches fall in yards and across streets as they break from the weight of the snow from the storm on Feb. 25-26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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Thick casings of heavy, wet snow put strain on utility lines and tree branches Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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A man works to clear a parking lot at MVC on Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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(Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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An road yet to be plowed shows how street conditions vary all over town on Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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Roads on the Emergency Snow Route, such as Odell Avenue, are mostly clear, but conditions still vary all over town on Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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(Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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(Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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Saline County citizens work to clear parking lots and roadways on Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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A man works to uncover his car on Salt Pond Avenue shortly after noon on Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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A crew works to remove snow from the Marshall square around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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A tree branch blocks Briarwood Drive and another tree branch pulls a power line down on Tuesday morning, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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Workers hook a car to a Cadwell's Towing truck to remove it from Yerby Street at the intersection of Yerby Street and Odell Avenue just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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A line is down across Salt Pond Avenue on Tuesday morning, Feb. 26. It was a common sight as the weight of the snow weighed down on the lines. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
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Snow-laden branches. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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Panorama of the square Tuesday morning, Feb. 26. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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Looking west on East North Street just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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Snow cascades from utility wires after a branch falls from a tree and hits the lines. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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Necessary equipment the past week. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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First Presbyterian "Rock" Church about 8 a.m. Feb. 26. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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(Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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Few pedestrians or motorists were on the streets Tuesday morning. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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(Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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(Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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A large section of a tree on East North lays across a utility line. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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Tree and lines down on South Redman just south of Arrow Street. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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Jim the Wonder Dog's winter coat. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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(Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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(Eric Crump/Democrat-News)