MONROE - Despite a few reports of fallen power lines and tree branches, Monroe remained relatively free of wind damage Wednesday.
Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley said there were no substantial reports of wind damage between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, despite gusts of wind as high as 58 miles per hour.
A car crash in the Town of Brooklyn Tuesday morning reportedly occurred when strong gusts of wind knocked a vehicle off course and into a guardrail. The driver sustained minor injuries.
"Traffic speeds in town are low enough that the wind normally doesn't cause problems like that," Kelley said. "But when you're driving at speed, high winds can become dangerous."
Green County Sheriff's assistant Pam Young said that a stretch of County B south of Monroe was briefly closed as the Monroe Fire Department cleared a fallen power line. Additional fallen lines were reported in the Browntown area throughout the day.
Darci Boll, administrative secretary for the Monroe Streets and Sanitation Department, said she was aware of one report of a tree that had fallen in a resident's yard Tuesday evening, but said no other reports of significant damage had been made.
The high wind is expected to die down somewhat Thursday and Friday, with gusts as high as 25 expected, until the wind stabilizes at 5 to 10 mph Friday night.
- Michael Brestovansky
Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley said there were no substantial reports of wind damage between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, despite gusts of wind as high as 58 miles per hour.
A car crash in the Town of Brooklyn Tuesday morning reportedly occurred when strong gusts of wind knocked a vehicle off course and into a guardrail. The driver sustained minor injuries.
"Traffic speeds in town are low enough that the wind normally doesn't cause problems like that," Kelley said. "But when you're driving at speed, high winds can become dangerous."
Green County Sheriff's assistant Pam Young said that a stretch of County B south of Monroe was briefly closed as the Monroe Fire Department cleared a fallen power line. Additional fallen lines were reported in the Browntown area throughout the day.
Darci Boll, administrative secretary for the Monroe Streets and Sanitation Department, said she was aware of one report of a tree that had fallen in a resident's yard Tuesday evening, but said no other reports of significant damage had been made.
The high wind is expected to die down somewhat Thursday and Friday, with gusts as high as 25 expected, until the wind stabilizes at 5 to 10 mph Friday night.
- Michael Brestovansky