Thunderstorm rolls through Monroe County
- April 7, 2019
A Sunday evening thunderstorm resulted in calls for emergency agencies to respond to a handful of incidents in Monroe County.
The Columbia Fire Department responded to a few storm-related calls, most notably a fallen tree on a house in the 200 block of Plum Street. No injuries were reported in that incident. Another tree fell on a house in the 1000 block of North Briegel Street.
The Red Bud Fire Department responded to the report of a lightning strike at a residence on Crook Road.
A motorist also called emergency dispatch to report that southbound Route 3 was flooded near the “S” curves south of Waterloo near the Jehovah’s Witness church about 8:45 p.m.