Sunday, August 20, 2017

Dorchester Receives 2.40", Major Winds During Overnight Storm


This image comes from Friend. Saline County experienced
wind gusts around 60 mph overnight, as well as torrential rain.
The wee morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 20, brought major precipitation, wind and hail to southeast Nebraska.

The Dorchester Times' official rain gauge shows 2.40" in town -- most of which was received from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.

According to Saline Weather Services, storm total reports from trained spotters/observers in Saline County (as of 7 a.m. this morning) showed the following precipitation amounts:
  • Dorchester: 2.23 inches
  • Wilber: 2.95 inches of rain
  • 4 W Wilber: 1.96 inches
  • Friend: 1.60 inches
  • Tobias: 0.21 inch
  • Swanton: 1.70 inches
  • Western: 1.17 inches
Most damaging in our area was the wind, with gusts reaching 60 miles per hour.  Several reports of downed large trees and tree limbs are flooding social media. 

While Dorchester's electricity stayed on throughout the storm, in Lincoln, Lincoln Electric System reports 16,000 customers lost power as storms rolled through the city overnight.

Chances for another severe storm are good both this afternoon and tonight.  Keep up-to-date on the weather by checking in with AccuWeather -- the official weather services of the Times.


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