Remnants of Ike reach Cape
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The remnants of Hurricane Ike reached Cape Girardeau in the form of high winds and rain that downed trees and limbs on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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An Oldsmobile parked at 240 N. Ellis St. was victimized by the remnants of Hurricane Ike as strong winds brought down many limbs and trees in Cape Girardeau Sunday morning.
(Fred Lynch)
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Strong winds blew part of a tree down onto Broadview St. near Kingshighway and Maria Louise Lane Sunday.
(Fred Lynch)
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Downed trees from high winds caused several temporary detours on city streets Sunday, including this section of Lexington Avenue at Steven Drive.
(Fred Lynch)
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High winds toppled a scaly bark hickory tree at the Roy Darter home off Route W Sunday.
(Fred Lynch)
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Roy Darter starts the job of clearing the scaly bark hickory tree from his front yard along Route W after high winds blew the tree over Sunday morning. "It had a heavy load of hickory nuts," he said, thinking that it may have been a factor in the tree falling.
(Fred Lynch)
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The storm blew large tree limbs onto the street in the 2700 block of Chrysler Avenue Sunday.
(Fred Lynch)
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A motorist maneuvers around tree limbs in the 1300 block of North Henderson on Sunday.
(Fred Lynch)
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The storm damaged this tree near Normal and Henderson avenues below Academic Hall at Southeast Missouri State University.
(Fred Lynch)