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DENVER — A downpour of rain and heavy snow damaged trees and shut down power lines across the Metro area.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science tweeted that the museum would be closed Sunday due to a power outage related to the storm. The ARC thrift store at South Parker Road and East Cornell Avenue was also without power on Sunday, but had to remain open.

Xcel Energy reported that about 58,000 customers out of the expected 100,000 experienced power outages at most, though most outages were momentary with 99 percent of those customers already having their power restored by 5 p.m. Sunday.

The other 1,000 or so customers should have power back by 9 p.m.

The Intermountain Rural Electric Association also reported about 2,000 power outages in the Woodland Park and Strasburg areas.

Though it had crews working to repair the lines,  they could not give an estimated time of return “as damage is too extensive.” IREA hope to restore power by the end of Monday.

Heavy wet snow Saturday night also caused many trees to break under the pressure of the sudden weight.

If the snow storm damaged trees on your property, you are responsible for cleaning up debris and pruning any trees on private property and trees within the public right-of-way, public works officials say.

RELATED: See a full photo gallery of the damage here.

Public works officials offered some tips for how to deal with snow on trees and how to handle broken branches if you live in Denver.

  • Do not attempt to shake snow off of a tree if a utility line is going through it.
  • If the tree is clear of utility lines, using a broom, remove as much snow as possible from branches.
  • Do not attempt to climb tree or use ladder to reach higher limbs.
  • If a tree limb is broken on a public right-of-way tree, or you have general questions about the condition of a public-right-of way tree, contact Denver Forestry for assistance at forestry@denvergov.org.
  • For trees on private property, citizens can visit the Denver Forestry website for a list of licensed and insured tree care contractors.
  • If emergency removal of a fallen branch is needed to clear a street, the city can assist though an established on-call contract, however the cost of the work will be billed to the responsible property owner.
  • Denver Public Works Solid Waste Management collects a limited amount of branches as part of its regular trash collection service to residents.
  • Branches must be no larger than 4 inches in diameter, and they must be cut into lengths of 4 feet or less, bundled and tied, and weigh no more than 50 pounds.
  • Bundled branches can be set out with regular trash on your scheduled trash collection day.

The storm also raised water levels of many rivers across Colorado, with flooding severe enough to close some roads.