<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0qJ3Bi_1E9G2NNA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0qJ3Bi_1E9G2NNA00" width="1200" height="600" >NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - Residents in the Champlain Islands are cleaning up Tuesday after a storm downed massive trees and utility lines across the area, with utility crews still unable to reach some homes.Holiday Point Road appears to have been hit the hardest. Chris Craig watched as the storm rolled in and took out trees at his North Hero neighbors’ homes.“We could see trees come down and branches come down,” Craig said. “I heard a huge explosion. My son came running and said the tree over here basically blew up.”He pitched in to help pick up the pieces, including at Norm Gardner’s house. Trees Gardner planted with his grandfather when he was five were wiped out by winds. One was struck by lightning and split.“The maple tree in the back there was something I had taken care of and hoped to tap it one of these days, but now I don’t get to tap it,” Gardner said.Farther down Holiday Point, the damage was even worse. Cars can’t even get to some homes yet.“We looked down the road and saw trees and damage — a lot of damage on the point,” Scott Stewart of North Hero said.“We have extensive trees down, poles broken,” said Travis Elwood with Vermont Electric Co-op, which has been working around the clock to clear trees and restore power. “We have tree crews and pole-setting crews trying to get to the end of this road. We have seven broken poles on this road and have only been able to set one.” Lakeview Drive in North Hero was also hit hard. Massive trees toppled, and powerlines came down. Winds hit parts of Alburgh, too, including on Route 2 not far from the bridge to North Hero.Across the lake on Maquam Shore Road, more damage was reported. A tree toppled onto a trailer at Champlain Valley Campground. Trees also came down from Swanton to St. Albans.For the latest weather forecast, download the WCAX Weather App.</div></body>

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NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - Residents in the Champlain Islands are cleaning up Tuesday after a storm downed massive trees and utility lines across the area, with utility crews still unable to reach some homes. Holiday Point Road appears to have been hit the hardest. Chris Craig watched as the...

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NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - Residents in the Champlain Islands are cleaning up Tuesday after a storm downed massive trees and utility lines across the area, w

Storm leaves widespread damage across Champlain Islands

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