Wind shear chaos
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Dispatchers in the Union County Sheriff’s Office 911 center, shown above, handle several calls on a daily basis. Dispatchers in the center on March 13 during the wind storm handled four-times the call volume of a typical afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)

Wind shear chaos

Dispatchers describe being in the 911 center as March 13 winds hit

By Michael Williamson 

Once calls started coming into the Union County Sheriff’s Office 911 center on March 13, they didn’t quit for nearly three hours.

The day started out normally for dispatch supervisors Rachel Kerr and Brittany Rausch but by mid-afternoon, a routine windy day turned into a relentless emergency that...

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