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Scenes From After Tuesday’s ‘Macroburst’

 

One of many fallen trees in Lakewood after the Aug. 4 storm, this one on Adams Street.
One of many fallen trees in Lakewood after the Aug. 4 storm, this one on Adams Street.

Warwick, RI – Three days after the straight-line wind phenomena dubbed a macro-burst by weather scientists felled trees across Warwick, taking several power lines and substations with them, power has been restored to all but a handful of city residents.

The National Grid Power Outage Map reported 10 people without power as of 7 p.m. Friday night.

As Warwick Post covered the aftermath of the storm, which surprised many people despite warnings of severe thunderstorms that morning, residents provided a series of quick photos that gave their neighbors a view of the damage.

Not all of the photos made it into our coverage, but we’ve collected the remaining images here for readers to browse as they continue to put the violent 30-minute storm behind them.

Wires in the street with a downed pole on Everleth Avenue after the Aug. 4 storm.
Wires in the street with a downed pole on Everleth Avenue after the Aug. 4 storm.
A city cleanup crew uses heavy machinery to clear a downed tree in Lakewood, on South Atlantic Ave.
A city cleanup crew uses heavy machinery to clear a downed tree in Lakewood, on South Atlantic Ave.
A utility crewman works to restore power in the Lakewood neighborhood, on South Atlantic Ave.
A utility crewman works to restore power in the Lakewood neighborhood, on South Atlantic Ave.
A cleanup crew uses heavy machinery to clear a downed tree in Lakewood, on South Atlantic Ave.
A cleanup crew uses heavy machinery to clear a downed tree in Lakewood, on South Atlantic Ave.
One of many fallen trees in Lakewood after the Aug. 4 storm, in Sinai Memorial Park off of Harrison Ave.
One of many fallen trees in Lakewood after the Aug. 4 storm, in Sinai Memorial Park off of Harrison Ave.
A view of the damage caused by the Aug. 4 storm on Everleth Avenue.
A view of the damage caused by the Aug. 4 storm on Everleth Avenue.
Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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