Storm damage causes road blockage in Elm Grove, Tazewell County IL
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, an officer reported heavy wind damage near the intersection of Springfield Road and Allentown Road in Elm Grove Township, Illinois. Trees were down in the roadway, a barn was destroyed, and debris including metal was scattered for about a mile. The area appears to have sustained straight-line wind damage.
Audio|Heard on: Tazewell IL Emergency Ops Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:13
Transcript:
00:00
I'm on Allentown here and everything.
00:02
It appears that we had some very heavy winds through here.
00:06
I've got a lot of smaller trees down, everything in the road.
00:10
There is a barn out here that has been leveled also that I'll come back and look at here in a minute.
00:14
I don't know if this is new or old.
00:18
Okay, this is.
00:19
Is Allentown east of Springfield, or where are you at?
00:25
I'm guessing halfway between Veterans and Springfield.
00:33
Okay, copy that.
00:36
Once you turn it around, I'll get you an address on the barn, but I want to go finish what I'm doing here first.
00:44
Okay, an update.
00:45
I have metal strung at least a mile on that out here on Allentown.
01:00
It's looking more probably straight line than anything.
01:07
Go ahead and put me out of the truck on Springfield.
01:11
Okay, I'll show you how to Allentown in Springfield area.
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Location mentioned:
Springfield Rd & Allentown Rd, Elm Grove Township, IL 61554
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