Wind, thunderstorm cause damage in Shawano

Trees, boats and boat lifts became victims of a heavy thunderstorm that rolled through Shawano on May 25.

“We saw that there were several trees that went down north of West Green Bay Street and west of Main Street,” said Scott Kroening, Shawano director of public works.

Kroening said Shawano Public Works sent four workers out to cut up the trees that had fallen in the streets.

According to Kroening, the storm came through around 7 p.m. and the workers were sent out around 8:30. The workers took a couple of hours to cut up and clean up all of the big trees.

“It was a mess,” said Charlie Harvey, owner of Charlie’s County Market. “There is a boat lift and pontoon tipped over in the water. We don’t know whose stuff is whose.”

The big wind gusts lasted about four minutes, said Harvey, who had small pieces of dock blow off and down the lake.