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Area
escapes major damage in weekend storms
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[JUNE
19, 2006]
Scattered thunderstorms moved through the area on
both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Just as many people sat down to
eat their barbecue with family and friends in the backyard on
Saturday, large raindrops began to fall. This escalated to a brief
downpour in many areas. Some wind gusts and lightning were reported
with these scattered storms that came out of the southwest.
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The action began a few hours earlier on Sunday. Again scattered
storms passed through areas of Logan County, dumping anywhere from
1.5 inches of much-needed rain to a scarce one-tenth inch, Logan
County Emergency Management Agency director Dan Fulscher said. The
rains fell in a half-hour, creating temporary flooding the usual
places in Lincoln: Eighth and Elm streets, Fifth Street, and the
Route 66 railroad viaduct. A home in the 800 block of North Sherman
was flooded. One lightning strike was reported, affecting the 911
center at the Verizon office.
A possible funnel cloud sighting turned out to be a low-hanging
scud cloud.
The National Weather Service reported that heavier rains fell
east of Lincoln, causing small-stream and road flooding. Clinton was
reported to have received from 1.5 to 3 inches of rain in one hour.
[Jan
Youngquist]
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