Power Outage in Bassett, NE
Last report: February 16, 2021
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Bassett
To report a power outage in Bassett, Nebraska, located in Rock County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Nebraska Public Power District
KBR Rural Public Power District
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 68714.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Rock County
Thunderstorm Wind. Strong winds knocked out power to Newport.
July 08, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. An intermittent line of wind damage was observed along and north of Highway 20 in Rock County. The wind damage began about 5 miles northeast of Bassett and continued into Holt County to 5 miles northeast of Newport. Peak wind gusts of 118 mph were estimated, where wooden power poles were snapped 3.5 miles east of Newport. Wind damage included uprooted trees, downed power lines, two outbuildings and a machine shop destroyed, and over 50 center pivot irrigation systems overturned.
June 03, 2014
Thunderstorm Wind. Wind damage reported from 7 miles north of Bassett to just east southeast of Newport. Damage included grain bins destroyed, irrigation center pivots overturned and downed power lines.
June 03, 2014
Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines were blown down south of Bassett. This caused power to be out in Bassett until 2:00 a.m. Monday morning August 8th.
August 07, 2011
Tornado. A tornado touched down north of Newport and overturned 2 center pivot irrigation systems, moved a 5000 bushel gran bin approximately 75 yards, snapped a large electrical transmission line pole, snapped a smaller wooden power pole, broke off numerous tree limbs, damaged the roof of an outbuilding, and picked up and spun around an empty grain truck traveling on Highway 20. The truck was heading west and was picked up and deposited in the south ditch. A storm chaser on Highway 20 also witnessed the tornado.
June 24, 2009