{"id":1327563,"date":"2024-06-04T15:10:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T20:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1327563"},"modified":"2024-06-05T08:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:53:47","slug":"city-of-tyler-storm-damage-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1327563","title":{"rendered":"Smith County storm damage report"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"TYLER – The City of Tyler urges all residents to report personal property damages to the Texas Division of Emergency Management through the iSTAT Damage Surveys (texas.gov)<\/a>. Listen to the iSTAT How-To Video Guide on the page for instructions on correctly reporting damages.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nThe Emergency Operation Center is fully activated, and nine City crews and two Forestry Service crews are working to assess damage, clear roadways, and repair traffic signals affected by the recent severe thunderstorms that moved through the area. Residents are advised to be cautious and aware of downed trees and power lines.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nAbout 1,000 911 calls have been recorded since 7:30 p.m. on June 3. No storm-related fatalities have been reported, and emergency services are running at full strength.\u00c2\u00a0
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COOLING AND CHARGING CENTERS<\/strong>
\nTyler Public Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
\nTyler Senior Center is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nGlass Recreation Center starting Wednesday, June 5, is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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\nTRAFFIC SIGNALS<\/strong>
\nStreet operators are continuously working to fix traffic signals. Traffic Operations reports that we are now down to 19 broken traffic signals, down from 40. Intersections without power or flashing red lights should be treated as all-way stops. \u00e2\u20ac\u00af\u00c2\u00a0
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\nROADWAYS<\/strong>
\nThe City Streets Department is continuing to assess damage and clear roadways.\u00c2\u00a0As of noon Tuesday, 206 large trees and limbs blocking roadways have been reported.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nVolunteer organizations active during disasters are encouraged to assist in clearing trees and debris on private property. If power lines are involved do not attempt to move the lines or trees. Contact the Tyler Police Department non-emergency number at (903) 531-1000.
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\nResidents can report flooded streets, potholes, sinkholes, downed trees, stormwater issues, and drainage issues using the free “MyTyler” phone App\u00c2\u00a0or by calling the Streets Department at (903) 531-1393 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and the Tyler Police Department non-emergency number at (903) 531-1000 during non-business hours.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nReport downed power lines to the Tyler Police Department at the non-emergency number (903) 531-1000.<\/p>\n

UTILITIES<\/strong>
\nAll essential City Services, including water and wastewater services, will continue to operate at full capacity.\u00c2\u00a0
\nContact\u00c2\u00a0Oncor\u00c2\u00a0at 1-888-313-4747 to report power outages.
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\nLAKE TYLER<\/strong>
\nBoat ramps at Lake Tyler are closed. Many roads around the lake are also closed due to trees blocking the way.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nSOLID WASTE<\/strong>
\nThere will be no residential trash or recycling pick-up on Tuesday, June 4, or Wednesday, June 5. Crews are helping the Streets Department clear out trees blocking roads. For updates, please download the Tyler Talks Trash app.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nStarting next week, residents will be able to schedule special pick-ups with Solid Waste by submitting a work order online through Bulky Items and Special Pick-Ups | Tyler, TX (cityoftyler.org). Bundle the limbs that are less than four feet and 50 pounds together, and they will be picked up free of charge. Anything larger will have to pay a fee depending on size and weight, starting at $20.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nTRANSIT<\/strong>
\nTyler Transit will not be running fixed routes on Tuesday, June 4. Paratransit will still be servicing dialysis patients. Patients should call (903) 595-7236 to schedule their ride. The City will evaluate service for Wednesday, June 5, and notify the public if service is canceled.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nPUBLIC MEETINGS<\/strong>
\nThe planning and zoning board meeting for Tuesday, June 4, has been canceled. The next meeting will be July 2.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nPARKS<\/strong>
\nWe urge everyone to avoid all parks and trails until all damage has been cleared. Park crews are prioritizing helping the Streets Department clear out roadways, and after that,\u00c2\u00a0they will start cleaning up parks.\u00c2\u00a0
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\nDamaged Parks:<\/strong>
\nGlass Recreation Center is closed. It will reopen June 5. – 3 trees down (one large tree caused concrete damage on the sidewalk)\u00c2\u00a0
\nBergfeld – 4 large trees down
\nRose Hill Cemetery – 7 large trees down and some headstones damaged
\nNoble E. Young – 4 trees down
\nWindsor Grove – 2 trees down
\nRose Stadium Parking lot – 1 tree down
\nSenior Center – large tree in the middle of the parking lot
\nRose Rudman Trail – large trees down (one large tree is blocking road in front of Hubbard Middle School)
\nGoodman Museum – 3 large trees uprooted
\nLindsey Park – 2 trees down, compound fence about to collapse
\nWoldert Park – scoreboard blew down – 4 trees down
\nGolden Road – Light fixtures blew off
\nFaulkner – 1 small tree down
\nSouthside – 3 large trees uprooted (one of the trees is blocking Donnybrook)
\nWinters – 1 tree down on the Legacy Trail portion
\nPT Cole – Large limb fell and damaged new fencing behind the restrooms
\nGassaway – 1 large tree and lots of large limbs
\nEmmett – lots of large limbs
\nFun Forest – 1 large tree and 2 small trees, pool has a lot of debris
\nHillside – Neighbors large tree came down on the art wall
\nOak Grove \u00e2\u20ac\u201c small limbs down
\nWestview Cemetery – 7 trees down <\/p>\n

City of Tyler residents are asked to report personal property damages to the Texas Division of Emergency Management through the iSTAT Damage Surveys (texas.gov)<\/a>. Listen to the iSTAT How-To Video Guide on the page for instructions on correctly reporting damages.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER – The City of Tyler urges all residents to report personal property damages to the Texas Division of Emergency Management through the iSTAT Damage Surveys (texas.gov). Listen to the iSTAT How-To Video Guide on the page for instructions on correctly reporting damages.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 The Emergency Operation Center is fully activated, and nine City crews … Continue reading Smith County storm damage report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":1327571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/06\/PAULBTREE-SHO21T-1-200x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"City of Tyler storm damage report","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1327563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 09:28:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/06\/PAULBTREE-SHO21T-1-200x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"City of Tyler storm damage report","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1327563"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1327573,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327563\/revisions\/1327573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1327571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1327563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1327563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1327563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}