Tornado causes major damage in Pontiac, Pontiac IL
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Weather EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders in Pontiac reported a tree down and heavy tornado damage near Mill and Lincoln Avenue. Multiple homes sustained major damage. Police shut down streets and requested city crews and medical assistance while confirming a tornado earlier on the ground.
Audio|Heard on: Livingston IL Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:44
Transcript:
00:00
Pontiac units, a report of a tree down in the middle of the roadway, Mill and Lincoln Avenue.
00:05
Mill and Lincoln Avenue?
00:09
They got residents from the area.
00:18
Becom, there's severe damage out here.
00:21
Heavy damage to multiple residences.
00:24
We're going to need the city crew and Cal Med for sure.
00:32
88, become.
00:34
Go ahead.
00:36
We have a 911 caller advising there's a tornado on the ground in that area.
00:39
Can you confirm?
00:42
There definitely was a tornado on the ground here, but I don't have one in the area right now.
00:49
10-4, thank you.
00:51
Eighty-eight, 500 and seventy-seven.
00:52
What do you need from us? Anything?
00:56
Yeah, ten four.
00:57
Traffic control at the main entrance here, and shut down every part of this subdivision.
01:03
Ten four. County units get into town, please.
01:07
One hundred and twenty-one's on scene at Trainer Drive.
01:12
Five hundred and seventy-seven, eighty-eight.
01:17
If one of your guys can roll through Vermilion and face just to check that, it's going to be real close to it.
01:23
Beacon 500 and seventy-seven.
01:26
All right.
01:28
When you get a chance, can you contact county highway see if they can put barricades up there at 4-H Park Road?
01:35
So. Ten four, shut it down.
01:36
Do not let any foot traffic or anything through there.
01:40
Eighty-eight city crews have been advised we're being robbed.
01:43
That one.
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Location mentioned:
N Mill St & W Lincoln Ave, Pontiac, IL 61764
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