Building roof blown off by severe weather in Longview, Longview WA


A building near 14th Avenue in Longview had its roof blown off during severe weather, possibly a tornado. Emergency personnel and keyholders are on scene to check for further damage. Multiple tree branches are hanging dangerously and a tree is leaning toward a power line, creating hazards that need urgent attention to clear the roadway and prevent further risks.
Audio|Source: Cowlitz County Public Safety, Columbia County Law Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Ladder Island patrol, respond to encage cycles near 14th Ave for over collapse, near 14th Ave, uncathed cycles for (name withheld), Virginia.
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95 Honda Ford expires (number withheld) to (name withheld) out of Capplamett.
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C3 lobby.
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The specific addresses are the fact that are going to be 531 and 537.
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14-7.
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Proceed.
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Proceed.
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One day, the two county out at St.
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Trump.
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David (number withheld).
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For Sam, 4 Lobby.
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Sam, 4.
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We've got multiple branches that are just hanging on.
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Can we call?
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Where is you? Sam, we're logging.
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Sam, we'll logging.
01:20
Go ahead.
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I see the alarm at the shop that just passed on.
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I think that was probably came through to see.
01:27
He probably cleared out.
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Okay,
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it's time to leave seven minutes.
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Copy. We'll try and keep him away from there so he doesn't set it off anymore today.
01:41
Sounds good.
01:48
Control 1, battery, one's on scene.
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We do have a room blown off the building, we'll turn keyholders on scene, we'll be checking.
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Receive, water once on scene, roof, blown off the building, key holders on scene, checking at (number withheld).
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I don't know if we have a tornado type code, but that's what this was.
02:22
Do we have some sort of a weather that we can change this to?
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3% I'll check.
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M4 Lobby.
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Go ahead.
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Get the roadway clear,
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but the trees definitely got some limbs that are barely hanging on and will probably fall break.
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The tree's also starting to lean a little bit toward the power line, so if we get them out a little faster, that'd be great.
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Location mentioned:
Near 14th Ave, Longview, WA 98632
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