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Broken signs, ripped-up awnings and smashed windows lined the streets and sidewalks of Lawrence from the downtown area to Clinton Parkway Sunday after a strong storm struck the city.

At the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., the reported 70 to 90 mph winds tore away the front window facing 10th street, frame and all.

“I’ve never seen anything this bad,” co-owner Nick Carroll said. “The wind must have hit it just right.”

An employee at the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St., reported that the storm knocked a satellite dish off of the roof. The dish, which hadn’t been used for some time, was found on the next block north in front of Liberty Hall. The storm didn’t cause any major damage to the building.

Other damage downtown included torn awnings at stores, including Weaver’s Department Store, 901 Massachusetts St. Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill, 1012 Massachusetts St., was one of several stores whose signs lay shattered in the street. Part of its sign lay in pieces across the street from the restaurant.

At Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St., two spires fell onto the sidewalk. Signs were posted around the taped-off area, cautioning people not to enter.

The storm also caused damage in west and south Lawrence. Lawrence Internal Medicine, 3310 Clinton Parkway, lost an entire section of its roof. The displaced piece landed directly in front of the building. Broken wooden fences were also found on 31st Street and Kasold Street along with broken telephone polls.

At Clinton Place Apartments, 2125 Clinton Parkway, hundreds of bricks from the front wall fell onto a parked car, smashing in the hood and windshield. The wall was next to the gas meters, but the bricks missed them.

“It’s weird, the wind didn’t even move the patio furniture in the back,” said Matt Gammill, maintenance supervisor and resident.

Edited by Matt Wilson