Monday, August 18, 2014

Dorchester Receives 0.70" Of Rain Sunday Evening


Last night's showers were spotty.  In fact, they were some of the spottiest rainfalls to hit our area this year.

Fortunately for Dorchester's yards, gardens and area crops, the village received around 0.70" in most rain gauges.

But not all communities in Saline County were as lucky as Dorchester.  

Here's a look at some of the official precipitation reports from around our area:

Friend:  (3.4 miles east) ................... 0.76"
Western (4.4 NNE) ......................... 0.20"
Wilber (7.0 WSW) ......................... 0.20"
Tobias (1.8 E) .............................. 0.20"
Western (1.2 SE) .......................... 0.18"
Tobias (4.7 SSW) .......................... 0.00"
Dorchester (2.1 NW) ...................... 0.00"

Meanwhile, further west in Nebraska, powerful storm winds knocked down power lines and trees as hail pounded crops and buildings.  At least one person was reported injured Sunday by hail in northwest Nebraska's Sheridan County. Large hail was reported in adjacent Cherry County as well.

A gust of 83 mph was recorded by the National Weather Service in Hastings. The overnight storms caused power outages in Garfield County and in Hastings and Grand Island.

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