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Streator damage estimate climbs to 70 properties after EF3 tornado · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Streeter damage estimate climbs to seventy properties after EF three tornado.
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  Written by Bill Frescos, This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. At least
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  seventy properties were damaged by last week's tornado Instriator, according
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  to updated assessments from LaSalle County officials on Monday. Specifically,
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  EMA director Fred Moore said assessment teams have identified about
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  thirty five homes and structures with major damage and another
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  thirty five with minor damage. The National Weather Service has
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  preliminarily rated the tornado as an EF three. It depends
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  on whose estimations you're looking at, because everybody estimates a
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  little bit differently based on the criteria that set forth
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  for them. Moore said. The criteria that we use would
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  be the criteria that the FEDS would use for declaration purposes.
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  Moore said this week's recovery efforts have shifted from emergency
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  response to helping out residents as they begin rebuilding. With
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  that full utility restoration has been completed for homes that
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  can safely receive service. However, homes with significant damage may
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  still be without power or gas until repairs are completed
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  and inspections determine it is safe to reconnect service if
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  you can have utilities they are on and functioning. Moore said,
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  while the property damage was extensive, More emphasized that were
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  extremely fortunate there were no fatalities or major injuries. Given
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  the scope of damage. Moore said the tornado's path carried
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  it close to two long term care facilities after it
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  moved through the south side of town, a scenario that
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  could have resulted in a very different outcome. If the
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  tornado took that path, We'd be having very different conversations
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  at that point, Moore said, were extremely fortunate there was
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  no loss of life. Official previously reported seven minor injuries
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  from the storm, which more confirmed as of Monday. Looking ahead,
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  officials are encouraging residents to complete self assessment surveys. EMA
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  officials said their assessment crews have already evaluated properties in
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  Saratoga John Street, Sunbury Drive, and Airport Road areas. However,
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  residents outside those areas who sustain damage are being asked
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  to report their impacts so officials can complete a full
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  damage picture. This information is being collected in the hopes
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  of receiving some sort of federal disaster declaration, which may
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  open up assistance to our residents, officials said in a statement.
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