'Glad it didn't hit the house’: Blizzard causes downed trees, power outages in Racine
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) - Some people in Racine woke up in the early hours of Monday morning to not only high winds and snow, but trees falling in their yards.
Joe Regep lives on Blaine Avenue and had a tree fall into his yard, hit a power line, and knock out his power Monday.
“I looked out my window, and the tree was in my yard,” Regep said. “It hit my gutter, took down the power line, this line was in the middle of the street.”
Neighbors on Blaine Avenue dealt with no power for most of Monday.
“I’ve got a fireplace going, and my brother’s bringing over wood so I can keep that going,” Regep said.
Sabrina Ivy lives on Kentucky Street and woke up to a tree falling on her car and part of a neighbor’s house.
“We were asleep this morning and my son woke us up; he was like, ma, the tree fell on your car,” Ivy said. "I was just waking up out of my sleep, and I was like, for real?”
The good news is there were no injuries to report throughout Racine.
“Yeah, we glad it didn’t hit the house because ain’t no telling how that would have ended up,” Ivy said. “The branches going through the windows, accidentally piercing somebody, but for the most part, we’re grateful that it didn’t land at the house and nobody got hurt.”