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Severe thunderstorm hits Oconto County community

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Homeowners in Oconto County spent Monday cleaning up after strong thunderstorms moved through Sunday, knocking down trees and power lines.

In Suring, homeowners still have a long clean up process ahead of them.

Joel Smith was in his basement when the storm hit.

"We were hearing trees snapping off. I've got 5 acres," he said. "There's probably 25 trees down."

The line of thunderstorms that moved through the area brought 70 mph wind gusts and knocked out power for many residents.

Richard Baumgartner said he was just watching TV.

"Rumbling, high wind and all of a sudden and the crash and the neighbor said, you know you got a tree on your trailer," said Baumgartner.

He and his family spent Sunday evening cleaning up the mess.

Rhonda Flynn, who lives near Suring, told NBC26 she lost six trees and her shed was thrown into her pond during the storm.

"It was very, very loud, and when the tree fell it shook," explained Flynn. "You could tell something was going on, but I didn't know trees were falling. It was scary, we didn't know what was going on."

Flynn's power was restored, but many were still waiting Monday evening.

For a map of the most current outages, visit the Wisconsin Public Service website here.

 

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