OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Strong winds over 70 mph and heavy rain were reported across eastern Nebraska Sunday as thunderstorms moved across the state.
The National Weather Service says the wind gusts as strong as 71 mph were reported near Tekamah Sunday afternoon, and winds up to 60 mph were common in the Omaha area.
The Omaha Public Power District says the winds knocked out power to more than 7,600 customers in southeast Nebraska Sunday evening. Most of the outages were in the Omaha area.
An earlier round of thunderstorms Sunday dumped more than 2 inches of rain on the Kearney area and dropped hail as big as 1-inch in diameter in several locations.
Other storm reports:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
829 PM CDT SUN JUN 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 AM HAIL 2 N SARBEN 41.19N 101.30W
06/01/2014 E1.00 INCH KEITH NE PUBLIC
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH PEA SIZE HAIL...A FEW HAIL STONES THE
SIZE OF QUARTERS.
1020 AM HAIL 2 WNW SARBEN 41.17N 101.34W
06/01/2014 E0.50 INCH KEITH NE PUBLIC
SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN
1036 AM HEAVY RAIN 8 N LEMOYNE 41.40N 101.80W
06/01/2014 M2.75 INCH ARTHUR NE PUBLIC
FELL IN 1 HR 15 MIN., PEA SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED
1154 AM HEAVY RAIN E NORTH PLATTE 41.13N 100.77W
06/01/2014 M1.00 INCH LINCOLN NE STORM CHASER
MEASURED IN 20 MINUTES
1155 AM HEAVY RAIN HERSHEY 41.16N 101.00W
06/01/2014 M1.00 INCH LINCOLN NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1223 PM HEAVY RAIN NORTH PLATTE 41.13N 100.77W
06/01/2014 U0.00 INCH LINCOLN NE NWS EMPLOYEE
ESTIMATED 18-24 INCHES WATER ON SOME ROADS IN TOWN
0120 PM HEAVY RAIN 8 WSW CALLAWAY 41.25N 100.06W
06/01/2014 M0.72 INCH CUSTER NE CO-OP OBSERVER
RAINFALL OCCURRED IN A 25 MINUTE PERIOD. NO HAIL. WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
0125 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 W NORTH PLATTE 41.13N 100.81W
06/01/2014 M1.40 INCH LINCOLN NE NWS EMPLOYEE
1.40 INCHES OF RAINFALL THROUGH 125 PM CDT.
0128 PM HEAVY RAIN LYNCH 42.83N 98.47W
06/01/2014 M1.00 INCH BOYD NE CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR AT LYNCH.
0142 PM HAIL 1 N EWING 42.27N 98.34W
06/01/2014 M0.25 INCH HOLT NE PUBLIC
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0142 PM HAIL 1 SW EWING 42.25N 98.36W
06/01/2014 E0.88 INCH HOLT NE PUBLIC
0150 PM HAIL 3 N EWING 42.30N 98.34W
06/01/2014 M0.50 INCH HOLT NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1/4 TO 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED TO 50 MPH BY EWING FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
0210 PM HAIL 20 SSW EUSTIS 40.40N 100.17W
06/01/2014 E0.25 INCH FRONTIER NE PUBLIC
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALSO OCCURRING AT TIME OF REPORT.
0500 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NE HERSHEY 41.20N 100.95W
06/01/2014 M1.50 INCH LINCOLN NE PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH 500 PM CDT. REPORT RELAYED
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
0612 PM TSTM WND GST 20 W ELLSWORTH 42.06N 102.68W
06/01/2014 E60.00 MPH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
40 TO 50 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS ESTIMATED OVER 60
MPH. SHINGLES OFF SHOPP. PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO OCCURRED.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.
0655 PM TSTM WND GST 10 S ASHBY 41.88N 101.93W
06/01/2014 E60.00 MPH GRANT NE PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS...SMALL TREE BRANCHES
DOWN. ALSO PEA SIZED HAIL COVERING GROUND AT TIME OF THIS
REPORT.
0710 PM TSTM WND GST 23 SE HYANNIS 41.76N 101.45W
06/01/2014 E70.00 MPH GRANT NE PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WIND GUSTS AS THUNDERSTORMS
PASSED. ALSO PEA SIZED HAIL.
0725 PM TSTM WND GST 10 E HYANNIS 42.00N 101.57W
06/01/2014 E60.00 MPH GRANT NE PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. BLEW OVER GRILL
AND LAWN FURNITURE.
0740 PM TSTM WND GST 17 SW MULLEN 41.87N 101.28W
06/01/2014 M57.00 MPH HOOKER NE PUBLIC
DISMAL RIVER GOLF CLUB REPORTED A 57 MPH GUST...WITH
HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF REPORT.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S MULLEN 42.00N 101.04W
06/01/2014 HOOKER NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
WOOD FENCE AND POSTS BLOWN DOWN BY ESTIMATED 60 TO 65 MPH
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS JUST SOUTH OF MULLEN.
0750 PM TSTM WND GST 9 WSW MULLEN 41.99N 101.20W
06/01/2014 E60.00 MPH HOOKER NE PUBLIC
ALSO HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.
0750 PM TSTM WND GST 3 S MULLEN 42.00N 101.04W
06/01/2014 E65.00 MPH HOOKER NE LAW ENFORCEMENT