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Twin Cities Metro Area Residents Continue Clean-Up Following Tuesday Storm

Like many in Scott Thorpe's Edina neighborhood, the whipping winds woke him up early in the morning.

(CBS Minnesota)

August 28, 2024

EDINA, Minn. — Lightning was far from the only thing hitting the ground during Tuesday morning's storms. Thousands of trees toppled across the Twin Cities metro area.

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"I've got a garden over here and a zip line going down this tree," Edina resident Scott Thorpe said.

Thorpe has put a lot of work into his backyard since he moved in two years ago. But the project of cleaning up a massive tree that split was not his idea. "It's kinda a mess," Thorpe said.

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Like many in his Edina neighborhood, the whipping winds woke him up early in the morning.

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