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Building roof blown off by severe weather in LongviewLongview WA

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Near 14th Ave, Longview, WA 98632

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
02:47
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder Island patrol, respond to encage cycles near 14th Ave for over collapse, near 14th Ave, uncathed cycles for (name withheld), Virginia.
00:14
95 Honda Ford expires (number withheld) to (name withheld) out of Capplamett.
00:28
C3 lobby.
00:33
The specific addresses are the fact that are going to be 531 and 537.
00:37
14-7.
00:39
Proceed.
00:41
Proceed.
00:46
One day, the two county out at St.
00:48
Trump.
00:56
David (number withheld).
00:58
For Sam, 4 Lobby.
01:01
Sam, 4.
01:03
We've got multiple branches that are just hanging on.
01:05
Can we call?
01:10
Where is you? Sam, we're logging.
01:16
Sam, we'll logging.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:23
I see the alarm at the shop that just passed on.
01:25
I think that was probably came through to see.
01:27
He probably cleared out.
01:29
Okay,
01:31
it's time to leave seven minutes.
01:36
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.
01:50
We do have a room blown off the building, we'll turn keyholders on scene, we'll be checking.
02:02
Receive, water once on scene, roof, blown off the building, key holders on scene, checking at (number withheld).
02:16
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?
02:29
3% I'll check.
02:31
M4 Lobby.
02:33
Go ahead.
02:34
Get the roadway clear,
02:36
but the trees definitely got some limbs that are barely hanging on and will probably fall break.
02:42
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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Incident Timeline

  1. Additional Hazards Identified
  2. Event Classified as Tornado/Severe Weather
  3. Emergency Services Respond
  4. Structural Damage to Nearby Businesses
  5. Roof Blown Off National Auto Parts
  6. Severe Wind Strikes Area

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