Behind the Headlines

By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com

Are there any damage reports from area residents about the weekend storms? If so, the Monroe Evening News would like to hear about it. You can post back here, and I’ll get an e-mail ping, or call 242-1100 after 7 a.m. tomorrow and hit the “newsroom” button on the voice mail to talk to someone live.

I have an older police scanner at home that will pick up the fire department / Monroe County Central Dispatch frequency. I’ve heard wires down calls at Meadowbrook Drive, 8500 block of Summerfield Rd., S. Dixie Hwy. near Mason Eagles Dr., 2000 block of W. Erie Rd., 8800 block of Whiteford Center Rd. and W. Stein Rd. in LaSalle Township.

The National Weather Service in Detroit is so far posting 30 mph wind gust recorded in Monroe and a 38 mph wind gust recorded in Lambertville; but the NWS has no damage reports for Monroe County.