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Severe storms move through area Wednesday

By Greg Bebemeyer

10/31/2024

Credit: Sabetha Fire Dept/Facebook

(MSC News)--Severe storms moved through northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska Wednesday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and high winds.

In Nemaha County, winds over 70 miles an hour were reported. In addition, County Emergency Management Director Eddie Aldrine said there were several reports of a tornado in the county. However, the National Weather Service said Thursday it was a microburst.

Aldrine said the damage swath in the county is more or less from north of Centralia, through Seneca, and up through the Sabetha/Albany area.

While no major damage to homes was reported, many outbuildings were heavily damaged or demolished.

Aldrine is asking property owners to document any damages they suffered to homes, outbuildings and farm equipment. Once documented, by photo and list, residents are asked to hold on to documentation for now.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service says straight line winds are blamed for causing damage in Falls City, Nebraska.

Power lines were knocked down, mostly by falling trees and limbs. Part of the roof was blown off of the Airlanco Company building on the south edge of Falls City. Richardson County Emergency Management reported that several cars of a Union Pacific train, south of Falls City, blew off the track.