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Stammer said he received reports from local residents on Friday who said they did not hear the sirens at 7 a.m.
“I do know they were turned on because I was there when they did it,’’ he said. “But there is a possibility some of them did not sound. “We received a report that the siren in the Webb City Industrial Park had been damaged. We also heard that the siren at 34th Street and Hearnes Boulevard, which is a new one, did not sound. “If a person lives near one of Joplin’s sirens and they did not hear them sound this (Friday) morning, I would like to know about it. We will have those sirens checked.’’ To reach Stammer, people may call 623-5858. The city’s sirens are sounded to warn people who are outside that a storm with winds of at least 75 mph is approaching Joplin. The National Weather Service said wind gusts in Joplin peaked at 85 mph Friday morning. The storm caused no damage to Joplin’s public schools, according to C.J. Huff, superintendent. David Hertzberg, the city’s public works director, said Joplin’s No. 2 fire station and the Joplin Health Department were damaged slightly. Hertzberg said city crews will work with utility crews to clear streets and accelerate electrical-power restoration. At one point, he said, more than 100 streets were blocked by downed trees or limbs. Four assessment teams surveyed the damage Friday in Joplin. An estimated 1,500 trees were downed. At least 2,000 homes had some roof damage. Dan Pekarek, head of the Joplin Health Department, said residents who have lost electrical power should keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed. He said full freezers can keep food safe for about two days without power. Food with temperatures of 41 degrees or more for more than four hours should be discarded. The American Red Cross opened a shelter at 5 p.m. Friday at Forest Park Baptist Church at Seventh Street and Range Line Road. 1973 storm similar, but worse On the morning of May 11, 1973, a cyclonic windstorm descended on Joplin from the northwest. It was a Friday. Harold McCoy, who was the city’s assistant public works director at the time, said, “We’ve gone through this before and it was worse. But there are certain similarities. This one had strong straight winds, but the one in 1973 had more direct straight winds. “Like then, the ground had been saturated with rain. Because of that, the ground was soft and trees, especially the oaks, were blown over. We lost about 5,000 trees that morning (in 1973). We also had a lot of hail back then.’’ 
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