Authorities check vehicles near Atalissa after winter storm, West Branch IA
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TrafficEmergency personnel are checking vehicles in ditches west of Cedar Rapids near Atalissa and West Branch after winter conditions. The Lutheran Church on 2nd Street in West Branch is established as a warming area. No estimates on affected individuals yet.
Audio|Heard on: Linn County Public Safety
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03:23
Transcript:
00:00
If you have a way to tag them with some orange or green tape, that'd be great,
00:06
just so than we know.
00:07
10 4. Currently use bounds back up to about the 257, the last I saw,
00:19
but westbound is open from the 265 west.
00:30
Copy that. We will head to the 265 Atalissa for working our way back westbound card for you.
00:42
West Branch from Coney in this one.
00:45
Go over West Branch.
00:51
I'm headed down your way as well with an extra research.
01:00
Have that, he and that's one.
01:01
The viewer direct on that.
01:03
We're going to start at Atalissa.
01:05
We start working way back westbound with the goal to check any vehicles in the ditch.
01:10
Make sure everybody's out and we'll tag them.
01:14
You want me to come down and pick the next set anybody up along the way?
01:20
Yeah, that sounds like a good plan.
01:23
Copy. Copy.
01:28
He was responding from Cedar County Dispatch.
01:33
Spoke with Tipped in Fire, they do not have resources for shelter,
01:38
which is 43.
01:44
City County Dispatch.
01:47
We'll be advised our fire chief is St.
01:50
Lutheran Church here in West Branch on 2nd Street.
01:54
We'll be our warming area.
01:59
West Branch, state, up the state is direct.
02:01
Any troopers on Tac 62, Lutheran Church on Seconds during the West Branch is a warming area.
02:08
C1-161 of the 1042, please.
02:13
C1-61-721.
02:19
Cedar County, 32.
02:21
Radio Jack, Iowa, Tack 2.
02:26
32, they're on R6, Tack, 62.
02:31
Okay. Okay.
02:37
Peter Paul C309, I'm 1042.
02:45
Staylor,
02:54
go ahead for West Branch.
02:59
Do you guys need any more help down that way? We can send a truck.
03:06
No,
03:08
I think we're doing okay right now.
03:10
I don't have an estimate on patients or individuals.
03:14
It's just kind of trying to do a little inquiry to see what's out there.
03:20
I think we're good right now.
03:21
Thanks for checking.
03:22
We'll let you know.
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S 2nd St, West Branch, IA 52358
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