After Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain was in Springfield, Missouri when a devastating EF5 tornado struck nearby Joplin in 2011, he knew he wanted an emergency plan in place in case a natural disaster ever hit Elgin.
Emergency workers gather on an Elgin street where tornadoes touched down Wednesday night and damaged homes.
Whether his actions were prescient in light of the EF1 and EF0 tornadoes that touched down Wednesday night in Elgin or simply pragmatic, that advance planning was fortuitous. Kaptain was leading an Elgin City Council meeting Wednesday night when the tornado sirens went off and everyone in the city’s Municipal Center was moved to a lower level. As officials learned what was happening, the mayor and City Manager Rick Kozal decided to cancel the meeting so staff could get out on the street to help, Kaptain said.
“ was hopping,” Oine said. “It would come down, make a touchdown, go back up, and hopscotch through the western parts of Elgin.”
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