Power Outage in Plattsmouth, NE

Public reported via mPing: 3-inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken.

Winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph caused a tree to fall on a power line and cause the power to go out to several hundred customers in Plattsmouth. Other trees were blown down west of Plattsmouth.

Substantial wind damage was reported in Plattsmouth. Trees down on most roads. |Power lines were blown down, with no power between Louisville, Plattsmouth, and Weeping Water. Maintenance building was destroyed. Several farmsteads on Highway 66 had buildings destroyed. There were 3 people injured in Plattsmouth.

Law enforcement and media reports indicated that numerous large tree limbs and power poles were downed from the strong winds associated with this line of thunderstorms.

Snowfall of 8 to 11 inches fell across Cass county with 11 inches reported in Eagle and 8 inches at Plattsmouth. The heavy wet snow caused some tree damage and a few power outages.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed a few trees and numerous tree limbs in the Plattsmouth area. The fallen trees caused scattered power outages.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph caused widespread tree damage across much of Cass county, including the Weeping Water area where part of a roof was torn off of an auditorium and some windows blown out. Many power lines were also downed.

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.

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

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph damaged 3 trailers in town and also snapped 5 power poles and caused some tree damage.

A storm spotter estimated thunderstorm winds of at least 80 mph. The winds snapped 7 large multi-tiered and multi-line power poles. An 18 inch diameter tree was snapped 2 feet above the ground. Numerous power lines and smaller trees were downed within a half mile of the destroyed power poles. A metal roof was also torn off the north side of a barn.