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Photos of storm damage around Geneva Lake

  • Connor Carynski
  • Nov 12, 2020
  • Nov 12, 2020
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A Nov. 10 storm swept through large portions of southern Wisconsin downed dozens of trees in the Geneva Lake area, causing power outages and property damage to homes in the area. 

Damaged mailbox

Damaged mailbox

A damaged mailbox bent over amid downed power lines in the Indian Hills neighborhood in Fontana the morning after a Nov. 10 storm caused notable damage to homes and properties throughout the Geneva Lake area.

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Roof damage from tree

Roof damage from tree

A home in Williams Bay on Vernon St. which sustained roof damage after a Nov. 10 storm blew down a nearby tree onto it. 

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Downed tree on roof

Downed tree on roof

A Nov. 10 storm downed dozens of trees throughout the Geneva Lake area, including one upon a Williams Bay home on Vernon Street. 

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A lifeguard stand at Riviera Beach blew over during a storm that hit the Lake Geneva area Tuesday afternoon

A lifeguard stand at Riviera Beach blew over during a storm that hit the Lake Geneva area Tuesday afternoon

A lifeguard stand at Riviera Beach blew over during a storm that hit the Lake Geneva area on Nov. 10.

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Tree on home in Fontana

Tree on home in Fontana

A Nov. 10 storm sweeping much of southern Wisconsin caused a large pine tree to fall on a home in the Indian Hills neighborhood in Fontana.

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Downed electrical transformer

Downed electrical transformer

A downed electrical transformer rests suspended by downed power lines in Fontana's Indian Hills neighborhood after a Nov. 10 storm swept the area, causing damage to multiple homes in the neighborhood. 

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Indian Hills damage

Indian Hills damage

Crews working to repair downed power lines in Fontana’s Indian Hills neighborhood after a Nov. 10 storm swept through much of Southern Wisconsin.

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Tree limbs downed by storm

Tree limbs downed by storm

A Nov. 10 storm sweeping through southern Wisconsin blew down massive tree limbs outside of a home in Williams Bay along E. Geneva St.

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Downed tree on Indian Hills home

Downed tree on Indian Hills home

A tree knocked down by a Nov. 10 storm leaning on a home in the Indian Hills neighborhood in Fontana. 

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Tree limb on Fontana roof

Tree limb on Fontana roof

A large tree limb perched on the roof of a home in the Indian Hills neighborhood in Fontana after a Nov. 10 storm swept the neighborhood, causing damage to multiple homes and properties. 

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Indian Hills downed tree

Indian Hills downed tree

A downed tree in the Indian Hills neighborhood in Fontana blocking a driveway the morning after a Nov. 10 storm swept southern Wisconsin. 

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Yerkes Observatory campus tree

Yerkes Observatory campus tree

A large storm downed dozens of trees throughout the Geneva Lake area the evening of Nov. 10, including this one near the Yerkes Observatory campus in Williams Bay. 

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