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    Posted March 15, 2010 by
    RyNN |
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    Patchogue, New York
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    Strong winds push tree into driveway

    By RyNN  |  Posted March 15, 2010  |  Patchogue, New York
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     RyNN told me, 'We heard an odd noise. My uncle described it as a train passing by. I simply heard the loud wind and a deep cracking sound. My youngest cousin rushes to the window and says that the tree fell down. We were all in disbelief.'
    - hhanks, CNN iReport producer

    Saturday's strong winds push over a tree in the front yard. Thankfully it landed away from the house and into our driveway but away from the cars. Upon further inspection of the remaining stump, i noticed It was riddled with holes. I then saw it was infested with carpenter ants. Which would explain why the tree was so weak. We had actually noticed a week prior that the tree was slanting a bit. The very night it happened, we mentioned it and no later had that happend we heard a crack and a smash as the tree fell. The next morning myself, my cousin and two uncles went out to clear it from the driveway. I also saw that a neighbors tree across the street had been uprooted and toppled over.

     

    These are a few pictures i took of my cousin and my two uncle's cutting it up our tree Sunday.

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