Nebraska Weather (Grand Island, Papillion, York: homes, farmers, property)

[Raphael07]

Same in Millard, though the thunder has become very infrequent

[tpabes]

Okay we got a little storm, there a still big tornadoes in north central Kansas and are now moving into Thayer County, and lines of storms here in central Nebraska. There is damage at the gas stations at the Aurora exit and a farmhouse was destroyed north of the interstate. I have also heard that the Drive Inn Theatre in Kearney was damaged. Also lots of pivots and grain bins damaged in many rural areas.

Glad Omaha area missed it.

[Raphael07]

Your right, a new cell just moved in from Kansas on course for Lincoln

[SCGranny]

Well, we were outside painting in Cody all day, and we saw the storm cell coming in. It was black and huge and magnificent, and the wind picked up to a steady blow of about 40-50 mph. There was a lot of thunder and thick cloud to ground bolts of lightning - and then it just blew by, heading NE, leaving us with a light 15 minute shower and some very wind-dried paint. It looked really bad but it blew around us. Then there was an incredible double rainbow in the east as the sun played across its back end.

[Dave1215]

Originally Posted by SCGranny

Well, we were outside painting in Cody all day, and we saw the storm cell coming in. It was black and huge and magnificent, and the wind picked up to a steady blow of about 40-50 mph. There was a lot of thunder and thick cloud to ground bolts of lightning - and then it just blew by, heading NE, leaving us with a light 15 minute shower and some very wind-dried paint. It looked really bad but it blew around us. Then there was an incredible double rainbow in the east as the sun played across its back end.

You will come to appreciate the weather - incredible shows - our camera gets lots of use during storms (including gettng a rainbow last week). Tried to get lightining pictures last night - but man that's hard to do with a normal camera

[itsMeFred]

My favorites are those ones that only seem to happen in the spring in the Sandhills. Where the sky is absolutely blacker than pitch and boiling in the west and but there's still sun shining east of it making the hills bright Irish green... Or the buildings in town shine.
But those pictures always happen when I don't have a camera! :*(

[lisalynn]

I have cousins that live in Kearney, one lost half of his house, my other cousin was upstairs "like a fool" and he heard his house starting to crack. Two houses north of them a tree was uprooted and tossed against their house. As the storms approached they where like everyone else outside watching the tornadoes in the distance, when all of the sudden the wind got horendous and they could barely make it inside, Kathy said it took her and Bob both to get the door shut.

[Raphael07]

Originally Posted by lisalynn

I have cousins that live in Kearney, one lost half of his house, my other cousin was upstairs "like a fool" and he heard his house starting to crack. Two houses north of them a tree was uprooted and tossed against their house. As the storms approached they where like everyone else outside watching the tornadoes in the distance, when all of the sudden the wind got horendous and they could barely make it inside, Kathy said it took her and Bob both to get the door shut.

Well as long as everyone is okay, stuff can be replaced

[Dave1215]

Drove to Grand Island from Papillion this morning... went out on I-80 and came back on Hwy92...

On I-80 it was crazy starting west of Goehner to about the Giltner exit... lots of center pivots turned over... for most of York County I think every center pivot we saw (except maybe 2) on both sides of the interstate turned over. Saw a few grain bins destroyed, a bunch of power lines and one house.

On both I-80 and Hwy 92 for most of the trip standing water was everywhere.

Farmers are gonna real feel this one (but will be good for the area linemen and the center pivot manuafacturers/dealers)...

[tpabes]

Yes, at least they got most of the crop planted before these big rains, they were so far behind because of wet weather to being with. Now if the seeds were washed out or not, thats another story.