VIDEO: Roof Blown Off of Post Office

The and the have been busy this morning, responding to several incidents of wind damage throughout the city.

But none were as big as the call for the roof flying off of the on Abbott Street. 

This morning, shortly after the went into effect at 8 a.m., officials were called to the historic building for a report of the rubber roof being torn off by high winds. 

See our photos and video at right for the damage done to the building.

The post office is open at this time. 

The U.S. Post Office on Abbott Street is on the National Register of Historical Places because of its architecture and engineering. The architect, James Knox Taylor et al., designed the Classical Revival building, which is considered historically significant for the 1900-1924 period. The building was added to the register in 1987. 

In other wind-swept incidents, police and DPW also responded to reports of fallen trees on Abbott Court and Merrimac Street. Tree limbs were reported falling over the city, and one car on Pinto Road was damaged earlier by a fallen tree. 

Stay with Woburn Patch for more updates as they come in.