Severe thunderstorms overnight caused a number of power outages across the city and in Waverly. Lincoln Electric System’s outage map at one time reported 1,600 people without power.
High winds caused a number of large limbs to break with at least one vehicle hit by part of a tree that snapped in the winds near 44th and N. Other areas of the city also reported tree damage and there was a lot of trash cans blown over and trash blown throughout neighborhoods.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Taylor Nicolaisen told KLIN News the peak wind gust at the airport was 69 MPH however there were other reports of gusts over 70 MPH in parts of the city. Officially .48 inches of rain fell in the storms so far.