Dickinson College - News and Events - Summer storm hits campus -- Augst 25, 2007

Summer Storm hits Campus
August 25, 2007

A severe summer storm blew through Carlisle on Saturday, Aug. 25, with winds between 60 and 80 mph, flooding streets and blowing down hundreds of trees and limbs. The storm, which hit at about 7 p.m. and lasted only 15 minutes, left most of the campus without lights for more than 7 hours and took down or mortally wounded 20 trees on campus. The oldest tree damaged was a red maple that was more than six feet in diameter at the base. Several cars parked on and around campus also were damaged by falling trees and limbs.

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Several large trees in the academic quad are destroyed or damaged by the severe weather.

Students look on as flares illuminate the damage on campus.

A downed tree between the Weiss Center and South College.

Several cars parked on and around campus were damaged by falling trees.

Above: Several cars parked around campus were damaged by falling trees.

These umbrellas were spared the fate of those in Britton Plaza which were snapped off.

These umbrellas are spared the fate of those in Britton Plaza, which were snapped off.

A tree blocks the driveway of the Waidner Admissions House.

Work crews scour campus cleaning up the damage.

A tree in front of Dana Hall is uprooted by the severe winds.

Photos by A. Pierce Bounds '71