2013 Washington, Illinois tornado

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“The federal government has failed us. The FEMA system is broken, Downstate Illinois doesn't have a chance of getting aid from the federal government."

— Gary Manier

FEMA also told the mayor and other state officials that the debris clean up after the tornado was not going to be paid by the federal government, FEMA also thought that the federal government didn't need to pay for the damages done to the roads, curbs, and sidewalks by vehicles helping to clear the street, FEMA would later say Illinois's damage assessments on the tornadoes wasn't qualified for any federal payment, Manier points out how broken the federal guidelines are when calculating damages. [76] On March 4, 2014, the state appealed a request wanting disaster assistance to local governments that got affected by the tornadoes, the appeal was conclusively rejected, less than twelve hours later on March 5, 2014, Pat Quinn visited the city of Washington to announce a $45 million tornado relief plan for the towns and communities that got impacted the November 17 tornadoes, this aid package was not only helpful for Tazewell county, but also for eight other counties that got hit badly. [77] [78] The U.S House and Senate promised to fix FEMA's formula –calculating the certain amount of damage cities needs to sustain before the government qualify for federal aid to help rebuilt– but almost three years after the tornado happened, nothing has changed, during that time period, the state of Illinois had to pay for the recovery cost that FEMA should've covered for but refuse to due not reaching the formula's requirement. [79]

Recovery

Homes started rebuilding, one in 20 homes rebuilt in Pekin, East Peoria, and Washington had an 18" reinforced concrete safe room in the basement of the new homes, there were more safe rooms than before the tornado. [80] [81] Six months after the tornado happened, over 650 building permits has been issued, it was initially estimated by Mayor Gary Manier that it would take a year to rebuild but that has been revised to two years due to the winter delaying the progress for a few months. [82] On September 5, 2014, Maurer-Stutz announced that they're continuing their recovery for the city by providing engineering services to Washington to help fix the roadways that were damaged by the tornado in their upcoming project, this also includes sidewalks, curbs, and gutters. [83] On October 14, United Way released a 24-page book titled “Rebuilding Hope after a Natural Disaster: Pathways to Emotional Healing and Recovery,” showing strategies on how to cope emotionally after a natural disaster. [84] The phrase, "Washington Strong" was coined after the tornado recognizing the people who went out of their way to support and help neighbors in times of need, on September 22, 2015, the Community Spirit sculpture was unveiled on the south side of Five Points Washington, the sculpture, which was made out of bronze, was made by the artist Charles Strain, there were messages engraved in the sculpture to commemorate Washington after the tornado, the sculpture was funded through private donation according Jim Linsely, the president of the Five Points board. [85] [86] Ten years after the tornado happened, the neighborhoods that got destroyed by the tornado were rebuilt, some empty lots of land used to have homes there. [87] As of the 2018 census, Washington, Illinois has a population of 16,566 people, an increase from 15,134 people in the 2010 census. [88]

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2013 Washington, Illinois tornado
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Washington, Ill., December 7, 2013 -- Debris from the Nov. 17, 2013 tornado remain in the Georgetown Common apartments. Residents impacted by the tornado are encouraged to register - DPLA - 5ab41ee1cf85c7aebf08e90b08ee6d16.JPG
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Clockwise loop: The tornado at high-end EF4 intensity going through Washington, Devastating damages done to the Georgetown Commons Apartment complex, Doppler radar imagery of the violent tornado north of Washington with a debris ball evident on reflectivity.
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