ALTURA, Minn. – One of the hail storms that swept through western Winona County overnight hit the Pork & Plants nursery hard. Glass panels in the retail greenhouse roof were smashed. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile, auto body shops in the area were scheduling appointments a week out. Roofing contractors were making door-to-door rounds and offering free inspection and repair estimates. At Pork & Plants, on County Road 114, roofs besides the retail greenhouse also were damaged. So were crops on the farm. Even so, owner Ann Kreidermacher said that the nursery would be open Saturday as planned for the final sales day of the season. Hours: 9 a.m. 12 noon. “Please excuse the mess,” she said. “Being a farmer, you never know what life or the weather will throw at you.” There may be a delay on the family’s plan to lake off for vacation at a lake cabin, she said.
Earlier: Overnight hail downs tree branches