‘The damage is extensive.’ Kewanee’s storm fallout in photos
By The Kewanee VoiceJuly 16, 2024
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The devastating impact of Monday’s storm on Kewanee residents is widespread, with many residents facing serious financial and consequential effects as a result.
Within a few city blocks on the east end of Prospect Street, residents are dealing with entire trees that have fallen onto the roofs of their homes and even downed wires that make returning to their homes unsafe.
At East and Prospect streets, a trampoline caught in fallen tree limbs had become entangled in power lines and remains in the roadway, cutting off traffic. Over a few blocks, high winds had split a tree asunder, with half falling into a resident’s yard. On Vine Street, a large tree branch had fallen onto a porch roof, collapsing it.
In other parts of town, equally devastating damage has occurred. Unlike the 2023 tornado that went through the west and northwest side of town, creating a swath of damage, the sweeping destruction left behind by Monday’s violent storm has negatively impacted the lives of many residents.
Here are just a few photos of the storm damage:
A large metal sign at Sutton & Associates Realty, at the corner of Main and First streets was toppled by the high winds. [Photo by Dave Clarke]The west end of the north building at the Four Degree Trailer Factory (formerly Advance Metalworking Co.), on Routes 34/78, south of Kewanee, was hit by high winds Monday night lifting an addition off its foundation and collapsing a portion of the roof. A large billboard half a mile north of the plant was ripped to shreds. [Photo by Dave Clarke]A portion of large tree at the entrance to Wethersfield Elementary School fell into Willard Street. [Photo by Dave Clarke]The cover of the pole vault pit at the west end of the Wethersfield High School athletic field was blown across the full length of the field and stopped by the fence at the east end, along Willard Street. The pit was carried to approximately the 30-yard line on the west side of the football field. [Photo by Dave Clarke]Left: A home on Prospect Street is buried by tree limbs that have fallen onto both the west and north sides of the home. A huge branch balances on the roof of a home on East and Prospect streets. [Photo by Susan DeVilder]A trampoline caught in fallen branches and power lines blocks the entire roadway on East Street. [Photo by Susan DeVilder]
