A series of photos from our neighborhood in the aftermath of the tornado we got yesterday (Sunday, May 22, 2011).
You can read our tornado story here.
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- An uprooted tree from the tornado in La Crosse on May 22, 2011. In the background is a porch torn from the front of its house.
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- This garage near the corner of West Ave. and Green Bay St. collapsed during the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011.
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- This car appears to have sustained little damage from having this garage collapse upon it.
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- This apartment building lost its roof in the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011.
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- This tree was severely damaged by the roof that flew off the apartment building across the street during the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011. Note the lumber wedged into the top of the tree.
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- An tree uprooted by the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011
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- This large tree was uprooted by the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011. It lifted a large portion of the sidewalk, and sprawled across a parked car.
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- Given the size of the tree that fell on this car, it’s surprising it didn’t cause more significant damage.
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- This uprooted tree barely missed a parked car, but it was enough to close a street following the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011.
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- There was no consistency in the direction that trees fell.
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- Local residents take advantage of a major street closure to assess the state of the neighborhood following the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011.
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- Debris from a nearby building materials retailer litter a yard under an uprooted tree. The home in the background also shows significant damage.
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- Debris from a collapsed garage covers an alley following the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011
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- A large metal building owned by a building materials retailer suffered serious damage in the La Crosse tornado of May 22, 2011.
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- In the aftermath of a tornado, the lilacs were still there to enjoy.
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Great story and photos! I’m very happy to know both of you and your home sustained the tornado! Yikes! I hear the La Crosse Buddhist Center took a little bit of a bruising from the storm. We had a pretty bad tornado a couple miles from our place that stretched 5 miles from St. Louis Park through North Minneapolis, up to the north western burbs. Sadly, it was tremendously devastating to hundreds of homes in a community of people that was already struggling. Hopefully the unfortunate storm will create dozens of jobs for people who desperately need them.
Thanks for your photos and story.
Much love, Stacy