Strong Storms Hit St. Charles; Cleanup Underway
ST. CHARLES, IL — Emergency crews in St. Charles have stayed busy the past couple days after two strong storms hit Kane County, downing trees, power lines and a flooding a storm basin.
A powerful storm on Sunday left 20 to 30 trees and large branches down in the city, with the southern portion of St. Charles seeing the worst storm damage, said Public Works Director Peter Suhr. The police department responded to 75 service calls.
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Meanwhile, fire department crews were dispatched to calls throughout Sunday evening, including reports of downed wires, traffic signals and trees; structure damage; a flooded storm basin; and blocked roadways.
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Several roads were impassable following the storm and there was also reports of isolated power outages, city officials said. City has been restored to most of the city as of Tuesday morning, with only one outage reported in the city and 14 reported in St. Charles Township, according to ComEd.
“Crews are working tirelessly to assess and manage the storm’s damage, prioritizing the restoration of power and clearing roads,” Suhr said Tuesday.
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On Tuesday, another strong storm hit the Chicago area, with tornado sirens sounding in Kane County and a tornado warning issued for a portion of the night. Surveyors with the National Weather Service are out Tuesday to determine if and where tornadoes may have touched down across the Chicago area.
“Our office has 6 damage survey teams out surveying damage across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana today. So far, we have 29 different paths of potential damage that we will be investigating today and in the coming days to identify potential tornado tracks,” according to an update posted on the NWS Chicago Facebook page Tuesday morning.
In St. Charles, cleanup is underway across the city Tuesday, city officials said.
“There was much debris and tree damage, but no significant power outages from the massive storms over the last two days. Clean up continues,” according to city officials.
Brush collection is underway on the east side of the city and will begin on July 22 on the west side. Residents can place brush and branches at the curb for pickup. The city provides tips on brush collection on its website. charlesil.gov/services/brush.
City officials will be assisting with storm damage cleanup—anyone with questions about storm clean up can contact the public works department at 630-377-4405.
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