<div>INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - Cleanup efforts are continuing in Independence after Friday’s severe storms brought strong winds, uprooted trees and power outages to the community.Crews have been working to clear storm debris from roads and neighborhoods. City Manager Matt Schmitz says city crews are using a dump truck and a loader to remove tree limbs and other debris and take it to the city’s tree dump.The storm also uncovered an issue the city will need to address before the next severe weather event.Schmitz says the city’s warning sirens were able to operate during the storm, but the backup generator experienced problems and did not function as it was supposed to.Tree damage was significant across the city, especially in the northeast.One area hit particularly hard was along Third Avenue Southeast, where a large tree was split in half by the strong winds. The tree fell from a nearby parking lot into the front yard of a home, blocking the driveway and street.The homeowner was also left with significant damage to a front garden that has been nominated for Independence’s best front garden award year after year.Another home on the other end of the street also had a tree snap in its front yard, blocking a nearby road.More cleanup crews are expected to be out Monday morning.In the meantime, community members have been stepping up to help their neighbors clear debris and haul tree limbs to the city’s tree dump.Schmitz says, “It's really good to see everybody come together the way that they did and I mean there was what I was out driving around Friday night after the event trying to make sure that we clear what I could try to help. There was a smaller neighbors helping neighbors all those different things there was already people out cleaning up as soon as the rain stopped. People were out picking things up and cleaning up and doing everything that they could.”The city’s tree dump is already filling up as more residents bring in branches and other storm debris.Schmitz is asking residents to be patient as cleanup crews continue working through the damage and to lend a helping hand to neighbors who may need assistance.</div>

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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - Cleanup efforts are continuing in Independence after Friday’s severe storms brought strong winds, uprooted trees and power outages to the community. Crews have been working to clear storm debris from roads and neighborhoods. City Manager Matt Schmitz says city crews are using a dump truck and a loader to remove tree limbs and other debris and take it to the city’s tree dump.

Independence cleanup continues after Friday's storms

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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - Cleanup efforts are continuing in Independence after Friday’s severe storms brought strong winds, uprooted trees and power outages to 

Independence cleanup continues after Friday's storms

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