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Racine Wisconsin Storm Aftermath - 7/26/2023

July 26, 2023

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Around 11:40 AM on Wednesday, July 26, a severe squall line worked across southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois causing widespread damage across the region with estimated winds over 70-80 mph winds. The following video is from the Racine, Wisconsin area showing the damage following the squall line passage.
Shot Description

00:00 Video of the road being closed with police blocking the road and a department of public works truck leaving the scene as they work to clear storm damage following the squall line at 16th St and Phillips Ave in Racine, Wisconsin.

00:08 Clip of the road blocked by a tree removal company working on a large tree that was taken down by the strong winds.

00:15 Several clips of the tree removal crew working to quickly remove a large tree that fell and was blocking the roadway.

00:43 Video of three people watching the three removal crew clean up the storm damage with the large tree on the ground in the background.

00:48 Video of a large tree branch down from the strong winds.

00:58 Various clips of large tree branches down in the road blocking the entire road with the following clips showing a Racine Public Works employee arriving on scene to survey the damage. He also tells the neighbors about a large tree blocking the road that had taken out powerlines that were still live and laying in the water.

01:31 Various clips of additional small branches were down and laying in the road.

SID: CJ Ziegler
#WIWX #stormdamage

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