ALTON - The winners of the Riverbender.com Storm Photo Contest were Cari Frye and Paul Graves.
Frye had a dramatic storm photo of dark, low clouds reaching the ground. The photo was taken in an area farm field during the storm. Graves’ winning photo showed the destruction of a shed that was stricken by a fallen tree.
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A total of 128 people submitted Facebook photos and competed in the Storm Photo Contest.
Frye and Graves will each receive a $100 check for their photo.
Thank you to all of the entrants of the contest for sharing your photos!
The windstorm/thunderstorm hit the area around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Alton and Edwardsville appeared to suffer the most damage of any community in the region. Trees were blown down, knocked into power lines, and in Alton, a roof was blown off of a home. Many in the region were without power after the storm hit.
