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The Storm of 2007: One Year Later
It was one year ago Saturday when residents of Galesburg and the surrounding area were likely taken aback by what ultimately amounted to a whole lot of wind.

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That was WGIL's Rick Heath during our live coverage following the wind storm last August 23rd. The storm caused a lot of damage like what Rick described throughout Knox, Warren, and Stark Counties, and left thousands in Galesburg alone in the dark for days.

Galesburg Fire Chief and Knox County Emergency Management Director John Cratty told WGIL's "Galesburg Live" Friday the damage caused by a severe thunderstorm with straight-line winds was almost unfathomable.

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Cratty says, however, thanks to an ice storm earlier in the year, he thinks residents were a bit more prepared than they might otherwise have been for Mother Nature's wrath.

One fatality was recorded in the area as a result of the storm.
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