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Storm damage cleared, power restored

Smoke rises from a downed transformer Friday afternoon on Green Street in Gainesville after lightning struck a large oak tree which fell across powerlines. A car and a truck were both caught beneath the power lines. No one was injured. - photo by Michelle Boaen Jameson

0629TREEmbj3 — Smoke rises from a downed transformer Friday afternoon on Green Street in Gainesville after lightning struck a large oak tree which fell across powerlines. A car and a truck were both caught beneath the power lines. No one was injured. - photo by Michelle Boaen Jameson

The impact of Friday’s brief but violent thunderstorm in Gainesville was largely cleared by Saturday afternoon. The large tree that fell across Green Street and took out power lines and a transformer and hit two vehicles was removed and the road reopened Saturday after it remained closed overnight. No one was injured.