About 150 trees on Madison streets, in parks destroyed by rare October tornado
Clean up continues Monday
MADISON, Wis. — City crews are continuing to clean up after a low-grade tornado touched down on the city’s east side Saturday, according to a news release.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin’s office said Monday that workers are still cataloging tree losses, but an estimated 40 to 60 street trees were lost and nearly 100 trees in parks. Those numbers do not include the dozens of trees on private property that homeowners are continuing to remove.
Some commercial buildings on or near East Washington Avenue sustained roof and some structural damage as did some homes and garages as a result of falling trees, according to the news release. There were no reports of injuries.
Parks Forestry, Streets, Traffic Engineering and Building Inspection units were at the scene assisting Madison police and fire departments, and will continue until clean-up of brush, replacement of street signs, and permanent repair of traffic signals is completed. Streets officials said 34 tons of brush had already been collected Monday and crews will be pulled off other tasks to complete that work, the mayor’s office said.
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