Power Outage in Lincoln, NE

Public report from mping of 3-inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken.

Emergency management reported significant number of power outages in Lincoln due to downed power lines.

Several reports of 3.5 to 5.5 inches of heavy wet snow occurred. Up to 10,000 people in the LES service area lost power due to downed power lines.

A power outage was reported at 31St and Merrill.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the city.

A possible microburst occurred in central part of Lincoln. There were numerous large trees and power lines downed by the wind event. About 15,000 customers lost power from the storm.

There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down in Lincoln.

Periods of freezing rain produced ice accumulations around a quarter of an inch. This resulted in some tree damage, as well as isolated power outages.

This tornado continued from Gage County into Lancaster County. The damage along the path of the tornado was generally minor and consisted of outbuildings, large tree branches, and downed power lines. The tornado appeared to reach its maximum intensity along Princeton Road and between 38th and 54th streets. Here several farmsteads were impacted where roof damage to homes was noted, and high-tension power lines were downed.

This tornado continued from Gage County into Lancaster County. The damage along the path of the tornado was generally minor and consisted of outbuildings, large tree branches, and downed power lines. The tornado appeared to reach its maximum intensity along Princeton Road and between 38th and 54th streets. Here several farmsteads were impacted where roof damage to homes was noted, and high-tension power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph downed some trees or caused tree damage in the Lincoln area knocking the power out for some LES customers.

Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph impacted the area during the afternoon and early evening hours, with a peak gust of 56 mph measured by the Asos at the Lincoln airport. The winds caused scattered tree damage and power outages across Lincoln, and around 3,000 LES customers lost power for a time and some traffic light damage was noted.

Based on surface observations from ASOS the area experienced wind speeds of up to 40 mph. The strong winds combined with falling and blowing snow to reduce visibilities to less than a quarter of a mile, especially in open areas. The combination of blowing snow and reduced visibilities led to the closure of Interstate 80 from Lincoln west from the evening of the 19th through the afternoon of the 20th. Due to the heavy wet nature of the snow, the winds also produced power outages scattered across the county. In the city of Lincoln there were 2500 customers that lost power, and in rural areas over 100 customers lost power.

A thunderstorm gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Lincoln airport. The strong winds downed some tree limbs which in turned brought down a few power lines in the Lincoln area. More than 450 LES customers lost power.

Snowfall of 8 to over 11 inches fell across much of Lancaster county, with 11 to 14 inches reported around the Lincoln area, including around 11 inches officially for Lincoln. The heavy wet snow caused scattered tree damage in the county, and the fallen tree branches caused scattered power outages. LES reported 5,413 homes lost power for a time in the Lincoln area alone.

A severe thunderstorm packing wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed many trees and caused other tree damage across Lincoln, notable south Lincoln. Some of the fallen trees and limbs damaged property and downed power lines. Damage reports included along B street, near 48th and Randolph, near 16th and Smith Streets, 10th and Lake Streets, 48th and J, 56th and South, 24th and Washington, near the Lancaster County Events Center, 54th and Princeton and 25th and E Streets. LES reported around 14,000 customers lost power from the storm.

A severe thunderstorm packing wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed many trees and caused other tree damage across Lincoln, notable south Lincoln. Some of the fallen trees and limbs damaged property and downed power lines. Damage reports included along B street, near 48th and Randolph, near 16th and Smith Streets, 10th and Lake Streets, 48th and J, 56th and South, 24th and Washington, near the Lancaster County Events Center, 54th and Princeton and 25th and E Streets. LES reported around 14,000 customers lost power from the storm.

Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at 58 mph by the Asos at the Lincoln airport, although winds could have gusted higher across the city. The wind gust measured by Asos occurred at 538pm CDT. The winds downed numerous trees and large branches which caused some vehicle and home damage and also knocked out power to 10,000 LES customers. Most of the damage was noted across the northern sections of the town where 9 out of 12 areas of damage occurred according to LES. In addition, 2 people sustained minor injuries when the car they were driving collided with a fallen tree near 30th and Dudley Streets. The damage extended south to at least 5 miles south of town where a fence was blown down and a lot of 2 inch in diameter tree limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at 58 mph by the Asos at the Lincoln airport, although winds could have gusted higher across the city. The wind gust measured by Asos occurred at 538pm CDT. The winds downed numerous trees and large branches which caused some vehicle and home damage and also knocked out power to 10,000 LES customers. Most of the damage was noted across the northern sections of the town where 9 out of 12 areas of damage occurred according to LES. In addition, 2 people sustained minor injuries when the car they were driving collided with a fallen tree near 30th and Dudley Streets. The damage extended south to at least 5 miles south of town where a fence was blown down and a lot of 2 inch in diameter tree limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated as high as 60 to 65 mph pushed through the Lincoln area causing scattered tree damage and power outages. At least 35 calls were made to remove trees or large limbs from streets or vehicles. The winds at the Lincoln airport were measured at 57 mph by Asos, but according to the Lincoln Journal, the south part of Lincoln was the hardest hit so winds were probably stronger there. Around 4000 LES customers lost power from the storm.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated as high as 60 to 65 mph pushed through the Lincoln area causing scattered tree damage and power outages. At least 35 calls were made to remove trees or large limbs from streets or vehicles. The winds at the Lincoln airport were measured at 57 mph by Asos, but according to the Lincoln Journal, the south part of Lincoln was the hardest hit so winds were probably stronger there. Around 4000 LES customers lost power from the storm.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph destroyed or blew away several portable toilets, one of which blew threw a windshield of a car. The winds also knocked down several trees, some power lines and fences, mostly in northwest Lincoln. Around 450 LES customers lost power for a time.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph destroyed or blew away several portable toilets, one of which blew threw a windshield of a car. The winds also knocked down several trees, some power lines and fences, mostly in northwest Lincoln. Around 450 LES customers lost power for a time.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused heavy tree damage across the southern sections of Lincoln, mostly south of O Street, according to a Lincoln Electric System spokesperson. Around 6,000 customers lost power. Some hail as large as 2 inches in diameter fell from the storm across the southern sections of town also.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused heavy tree damage across the southern sections of Lincoln, mostly south of O Street, according to a Lincoln Electric System spokesperson. Around 6,000 customers lost power. Some hail as large as 2 inches in diameter fell from the storm across the southern sections of town also.

Strong winds from thunderstorms that swept rapidly through the Lincoln area Sunday evening May 25th caused power outages, downed trees and sparked electrical fires. Thunderstorm winds were measured at 63 mph by Asos at the Lincoln airport with similar reports of winds of that speed estimated by spotters near 60th and Pioneers, 20th and K, near Antelope Park and 84th and Old Cheney Road. There were numerous reports of large tree limbs down and many large trees were pushed over or uprooted across town. The damage extended from Lincoln to a few miles south of town where some building damage was noted near Martell. At least 6,000 LES customers lost power. According to the Lincoln Journal-Star, some people claimed that this was one of the worst wind storms in terms of tree damage in years.

Winds estimated to gust as high as 60 mph occurred over much of Lincoln for a 30 to 60 minute period during the early morning hours of May 24th. The high winds were in the wake of a thunderstorm complex that tracked south through southeast of the area and were strongest as the storms passed farther from the region. The strong winds downed large tree limbs and knocked down a few trees in town causing areas of power outages. LES reported that 2,500 customers were still without power the next day.

Freezing rain accumulated around 1/4 of an inch over much of the county. The icing downed tree limbs and caused scattered power outages, however much of the ice began melting by mid morning as temperatures climbed above freezing.

A damaging wind producing MCS tracked across the Lincoln area bringing wind gusts as high as 82 mph which were measured by the Lincoln ASOS at 650 pm CDT. Other wind gusts of similar magnitude were reported just west of Lincoln near Emerald, in downtown Lincoln and at 70th and Cornhusker. The strong winds knocked down numerous large branches and many trees across the area downing power lines and causing some building and vehicle damage. Scattered power outages were reported across town. The winds also swamped several boats in the Capitol Beach area and blew over several semi trailers. Scattered reports of hail accompanied the winds, with the largest being golf ball size near 56th and Van Dorn Streets.

A damaging wind producing MCS tracked across the Lincoln area bringing wind gusts as high as 82 mph which were measured by the Lincoln ASOS at 650 pm CDT. Other wind gusts of similar magnitude were reported just west of Lincoln near Emerald, in downtown Lincoln and at 70th and Cornhusker. The strong winds knocked down numerous large branches and many trees across the area downing power lines and causing some building and vehicle damage. Scattered power outages were reported across town. The winds also swamped several boats in the Capitol Beach area and blew over several semi trailers. Scattered reports of hail accompanied the winds, with the largest being golf ball size near 56th and Van Dorn Streets.

Heavy wet snow moved into the county by the morning rush hour Thursday March 1st. Conditions quickly deteriorated through mid morning as northwest winds increased to 35 to 45 mph and temperatures fell a little allowing for a slightly drier snow. This produced white-out conditions, especially in open areas, which stranded some motorists. Blizzard conditions began around 8 am and generally lasted until around 11 am. The storm caused the loss of power for 5,000 LES customer for several hours early Thursday as the wet snow early on stuck to trees and power lines. The snow ended by noon and with winds dropping off a bit after that...visibilities improved to over a mile by 2 pm. Lincoln reported around 6.6 inches of snow from this storm while cooperative observers in Hickman and Raymond measured around 9 inches.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph uprooted several trees and caused serious damage to many others. At least 20 to 30 mature trees in town came down or had to be removed due to serious damage. Fallen tree branches also downed power lines in Lincoln.

A departing line of thunderstorms caused an area of wind damage in the 500 to 700 block of O Street in Lincoln. The winds blew out several windows and did extensive damage to several roofs in the area. Many cars from several car lots in the area sustained damage. The winds knocked the power out to most of Lincoln for 4 minutes since 3 of the 6 main transmission lines were still down from the May 22nd storm.

Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph downed a few trees and power lines in town.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed power lines and traffic signals near 56th and Pine Lake Road in southeast Lincoln.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed a few tree branches and power lines in town.

A thunderstorm gust of 58 mph was recorded by the Lincoln ASOS. The winds downed numerous tree limbs and power lines throughout the city, with several reports of power outages.

A major winter storm moved into the Central Plains on the 22nd. A band of snow dumped over 10 inches of snow over a large area of northeast Nebraska. Amounts of snow ranged from 1.8 inches in Lincoln to 17.6 inches in Bloomfield. The largest amounts included 10 inches in Albion, 12.5 inches near Wakefield, 14 inches at Neligh, 14.6 inches at Norfolk, 15 inches at Stanton, and 16 inches at Pierce. The heavy snow combined with strong winds created blizzard conditions across a large area of Northeastern Nebraska. Roads were closed, and traffic came to a standstill on many highways. Numerous power outages were reported as far south as Omaha.

An area of strong thunderstorms developed ahead of a weak cold front across Eastern Nebraska during the evening and nighttime hours. Isolated wind gusts occurred in Platte County and in Lincoln that downed trees and power lines. Another storm produced a 59 mph wind gust early in the morning of the 20th in Lincoln.

A powerful storm system moved into the central Plains on the 3rd of October and allowed for low pressure developed over the western high Plains. Ahead of this low, unseasonably warm and humid air streamed north from the Gulf of Mexico. The combination of the warm humid air and the strong upper level storm system created an atmosphere of high instability and strong shear across parts of eastern Nebraska. As a warm front slowly lifted north into southeast Nebraska during the evening of the 3rd, isolated supercell thunderstorms developed. These storms were responsible for large hail, some significant, damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes.

Thunderstorms developed by mid afternoon on Sept. 13 along and north of a warm front that had moved into east central Nebraska. The air mass south of the boundary was moderately unstable with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s and dew point temperatures around 70. Additional thunderstorms developed in this unstable air mass south of the front, several of which were supercells. One supercell, the right-mover of a storm that split in Jefferson county produced a brief tornado southwest of Fairbury. Meanwhile, another supercell produced a swath of wind damage as it tracked south-southeast from around Wahoo into the southeast corner of Nebraska. Especially hard hit from that particular storm was the area from southeast Saunders county into Cass and Otoe counties where winds were estimated by an assessment team from the NWS at 60 to 80 mph. Several semi-trucks were blown off of Interstate 80 in this area and almost 3,000 customers lost power due to significant damage to trees, power poles/lines, houses and other structures in that region. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency estimated that preliminary estimates of damage to public infrastructure totaled more than $2.7 million from the storms and 7 counties applied for federal disaster aid.

A thunderstorm complex that developed north of low pressure in north central Kansas merged with thunderstorms that developed north of a warm front that was along the Kansas and Nebraska border. With temperatures in the 70s and dew point temperatures around 70 near the front and low, instability was moderately high. Initially the thunderstorms that developed north of the warm front produced a few large hail reports. However, as the storms to the west merged with the activity farther east the main severe weather reports consisted of strong winds, especially from one cluster of storms that rolled from Saline and Gage county east into the southeast corner of Nebraska. Around 12,000 customers lost their power from the storm, mostly from Lincoln and locations southwest through southeast of town.

A large low pressure system moved out of the southwest United States and brought a mix of wintry precipitation to eastern Nebraska. Ahead of the system, abundant moisture fed north into Nebraska with storm total rain amounts of 1 inch or more common over all of eastern Nebraska. With temperatures below freezing for most of the event in sections of northeast Nebraska, much of this rain fell as freezing rain, except over the northern half of Knox county where the precipitation started as moderate snow. The freezing rain mixed with sleet and snow briefly before ending over northeast Nebraska Sunday morning 12/31/06. Farther south over east central and southeast Nebraska...the rain changed to a brief mix of freezing rain and sleet before changing to all snow by mid morning.|The freezing rain caused widespread major damage to trees and power poles and lines across a large part of central into northeast Nebraska. NPPD, the power company that absorbed much of the damage from this storm, called it the worst in the company's history, a fact echoed by many people that lived across the area. In total over Nebraska, the ice storm knocked 37 main high-voltage transmission lines across 600 miles out of service, snapped or toppled more than 6,000 utility poles, including large steel structures, caused power outages for over 15,000 homes and businesses in over 30 communities and did an estimated $240 million in Utility damage alone. Some towns remained without power for days afterward, and some more remote customers remained without power for weeks. A major disaster declaration was issued for 57 counties in Nebraska from this storm. As of late January 2007, the state was to receive $30 million, slightly more than the total received by the state for the previous 16 federal disaster declarations dating back to 1990.

Freezing drizzle or light freezing rain that was falling over the area Friday afternoon quickly became heavier freezing rain and then sleet by early Friday evening (03/08/02) as a line of thunderstorms developed across the area. The thunderstorms were also accompanied by pea size to 1/2 inch hail. The sleet turned to snow before ending as colder air was drawn into the system. Around 1 inch of a mix of glaze from freezing rain and sleet fell over a large part of the area and then snowfall of 1 inch to as much as 5 inches fell on top of the glaze. In addition, northwest winds gusting between 30 and 45 mph created difficult driving conditions due to the slick conditions causing many vehicles to slide of the roads. The winds and glaze also caused numerous power fluctuations and brief and isolated power outages. However, the outages were not as severe as the winter storm that struck parts of the area a month earlier.The heaviest snow fell to the northwest through north of Omaha, with Little Sioux, Iowa reporting 5 inches for the heaviest total.