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Family escapes as high winds hit Spicewood

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SPICEWOOD — A family narrowly escaped disaster when high winds toppled a 200-year-old oak in their front yard Thursday night, with the tree crashing down just a few feet from their home.


IN PHOTO: Burnet County maintenance crews trim the branches off a fallen post oak in Spicewood after a heavy wind toppled the tree during a rainstorm Thursday. On Friday, a volunteer firefighter reported that a small twister had touched down in the area. Staff photo by Raymond V. Whelan


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