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Ice storm: Feb. 21, 2011

An ice storm that blew into southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio Sunday evening left more than 50,000 area residents without power Monday morning. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SIZE, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Ice clings to the tree branches on Goddard Road in West Toledo following an overnight ice storm, Monday, February 21, 2011. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Youngsters including Cameron Frazier, 11, left, clear tree branches after a large limb broke off of a tree in front of the Skowronski family home of the corner of Bentley Blvd and Secor Road in West Toledo.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Youngsters including Cameron Frazier, 11, left, clear tree branches after a large limb broke off of a tree in front ... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Christopher Skowronski throws a piece of a tree limb into a wheel barrow as he helps clean-up. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Chris Hatala removes tree branches from his car parked on Goddard Road in West Toledo after two large limbs fell on it. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Fallen, ice-coated tree limbs block Harold Street in Luna Pier, Michigan. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Bryan Carter, of the Luna Pier Department of Public Works, removes downed branches of a tree at the intersection of Ellen and Oak Streets.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Bryan Carter, of the Luna Pier Department of Public Works, removes downed branches of a tree at the intersection of ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Bryan Carter, of the Luna Pier Department of Public Works, removes downed branches near power lines. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Mike Ratz of Point Place clears debris from a downed tree on the property of his sister Joyce Gockerman in Erie. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Joyce Gockerman, left, carries away a chunk of a downed tree limb as she and her brother Mike Ratz, right, of Point Place, clear the debris from her driveway in Erie.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joyce Gockerman, left, carries away a chunk of a downed tree limb as she and her brother Mike Ratz, right,... THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Workers from Buckeye CableSystem repair lines on Sterns Road, east of Secor Road. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Bryan Carter, of the Luna Pier Department of Public Works, removes downed branches from a tree at the intersection of Ellen and Oak Streets in Luna Pier, Mich.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Bryan Carter, of the Luna Pier Department of Public Works, removes downed branches from a tree at the intersection of ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A male cardinal perches on a snow- and ice-covered branch at Wildwood Metropark. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Tree limbs pierced the roof of the home of Darek Lajiness and Natalee Swartz on Densmore Drive in West Toledo, during an overnight ice storm.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Tree limbs pierced the roof of the home of Darek Lajiness and Natalee Swartz on Densmore Drive in West Toledo,... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Chris Hatala, left, and girlfriend Kim Malizio survey the damage done to Chris's car parked on Goddard Road in West Toledo, after two large limbs fell on it during an overnight ice storm. Hatala, from Cleveland, visited Malizio on Sunday and was supposed to drive home but spent the night to avoid icy roads.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Chris Hatala, left, and girlfriend Kim Malizio survey the damage done to Chris's car parked on Goddard Road in West ... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A downed tree pulls down power lines along Forestveiw Drive in Ottawa Hills. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jeff Vincent of Toledo Edison works on a power line on Treelawn Drive in Toledo. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Ice storm: Feb. 21, 2011

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