May 24 Storm Response Update: Road Blockages to be Cleared by Noon Today, and Work Progresses Today and Saturday

Urban Forestry Response

Depending on the severity of the two rounds of thunderstorms hitting Madison today, and their impact on storm response, Urban Forestry crews expect to have all road blockages cleared by 12:00pm today, May 24, 2024.

As of the publication of this release, and as more calls continue to come in, we have tallied 889 unique reports for tree damage related to the May 21 storm, and 287 of these calls would be considered emergency level needs, such as a tree blocking a road, fully blocking a driveway, or falling into a home.

At this time, 62 emergency calls are still unresolved, and crews are continuing to prioritize them in their response before moving onto other needs.

Urban Forestry crews will be working again through the evening tonight. They will be continuing the work on Saturday with the goal that all emergency-level needs will be resolved on May 25, leaving just lower priority concerns to address. 

The two rounds of storms today (May 24), unfortunately, may complicate or slow the response, depending on their severity, however, Urban Forestry arborists will be doing their best to continue to the response to help clean up from the devastating storm of May 21 that hit our city.

As a reminder, please use the Tree Concern report-a-problem form to report storm damage to public trees if you have not done so.  The report-a-problem website is www.cityofmadison.com/ReportaProblem.

Brush Collection

As a reminder, residents can learn when to set out brush for pickup at www.cityofmadison.com/BrushCollection.

The dates shown on the website are the dates when residents should set out brush for pickup.  The actual collection will occur sometime during the work week following the set-out date listed.