May 13, 2009

Storm damage in Altenburg

Storm damage from the May 8 storms in Altenburg.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg discuss plans for dealing with the damage Wednesday from May 8 storms next to the old steeple that had to be removed from the roof after blowing over.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Many trees were uprooted by wind from the May 8 storms in Altenburg.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Piles of tree limbs line the sidewalk on Church Street in Altenburg.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Electricians with Craighead Electric Cooperative work on powerlines in Altenburg.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com A shed was flattened off of Main Street during the May 8 storms.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Piles roof belonging to the senior center on Church Street in Altenburg lay on the ground that was blown off during the May 8 storms.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Caution tape surrounds Trinity Lutheran Church after the steeple was ripped off the roof in Altenburg.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Pieces of a carport remain on top of a Volkswagen at the Gerecke home in Altenburg. "The car was a work in progress but now an even bigger work in progess," said Doris Gerecke. This is the second shed the Gereckes have lost to a storm.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Members of Trinity Lutheran Church Aaron Hadler, left, Stan Hadler and Steve Hadler of Altenburg discuss plans for dealing with the damage Wednesday from May 8 storms next to the 142 year old steeple that was blown over from wind and carefully removed with a crane so the roof would not cave in.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com A roof was blown off a warehouse off Main Street in Altenburg from the May 8 storms.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Many trees were uprooted by wind from the May 8 storms in Altenburg.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com A tree limb covers gravestones at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg.

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Storm damage from the May 8 storms in Altenburg.

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