Auglaize County Court House clock showing time when power was cut to the city during the ice storm.
Ice storm followed by heavy snow left the area without power for 4 days. The trees around the court house were all heavily damaged and eventually cut down.
These power lines snapped from the weight of the ice later in the day.
Unfortunately, the ice storm failed to stop before the damage was done to the area.
Hawthorne (crataegus oxycantha) is a common deciduous tree or shrub growing primarily in North America. A member of the family Rosaceae, hawthorne’s thorny branches sport beautiful pink or white flowers in the spring (hawthorne is also called “mayflower” or “maybush”) which develop into small apple-like fruit that ripens bright red in the fall.