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A huge, old cottonwood tree was no match for Saturday’s wind, splitting off a portion of its trunk and damaging two vehicles in a neighboring yard, including the one shown. Neighbors say the tree, located in a yard next to the old Ramstad school site in northwest Minot, fell around 4-4:30 p.m., shaking the ground.
The Minot’s Forestry Department has been busy responding to a large number of felled trees and a multitude of fallen branches throughout the city after the 70 mph winds blew through this weekend…