WeatherFanatics: REPORTS: Violent Storms Roll Nebraska, Kansas

By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

June 15,2014; 9:13PM,EDT

As of 6:00 a.m. EDT, this blog is no longer live as the severe threat has ended. Check in with AccuWeather.com for more updates as storms ramp up again on Sunday afternoon.

Powerful thunderstorms raged across the Plains and Midwest on Saturday into Sunday morning, producing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.
Tornadoes were reported in Kansas and Nebraska. There were no reports of injuries.
Thousands of people lost electricity as a result of the storms that packed winds up to 86 mph. The 86 mph gust was clocked at Phillipsburg, Kansas.
The storm system also brought heavy rain to the region. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broke its all-time 24-hour precipitation record with 4.65 inches; its old record was 4.59 inches, which was set on August 1, 1957.

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Updates: (All times listed in Central time)

4:45 a.m. CDT Sunday:
4:32 a.m. CDT Sunday: 60 mph gust at Lee's Summit, Missouri, according to NWS observation.
4:17 a.m. CDT Sunday: At 4:08 a.m. CDT Sunday, Sioux Falls broke the all-time 24-hour precipitation record, reaching 4.60 inches, with a half hour left.
3:25 a.m. CDT Sunday: 2.53 inches of rain have fallen since midnight CDT Sunday at Hornick, South Dakota, reports Mesonet:

3:14 a.m. CDT Sunday: More than 10,000 Kansas electric customers, including 6,100 Westar Energy customers are without power, utilities report.
2:41 a.m. CDT Sunday: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has set a new June rain record with 9.00 inches, as of 2:19 am CDT Sunday.
2:37 a.m. CDT Sunday: Road flooding at Correctionville, Iowa:

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2:33 a.m. CDT Sunday: More than 6,000 Nebraska power customers without service, utilities report:

2:25 a.m. CDT Sunday: About 60 flights were canceled and another 110 delayed early Sunday at U.S. airports, FlightStats reported.
2:21 a.m. CDT Sunday: More than 6,600 Westar Energy customers in Kansas are without power, the utility reports.
2:15 a.m. CDT Sunday: 1.39 inches of rain has fallen at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, since 12:56 a.m. CDT Sunday, reports Mesonet.
2:11 a.m. CDT Sunday: Grand Island, Nebraska, broke its June 14 rain record with 2.59 inches. The old record was 2.14 inches, set in 1967.
2:02 a.m. CDT Sunday: Hastings, Nebraska, airport breaks its June 14 rain record with 1.42 inches of rain. The old record was 1.25 inches, set in 1982.
1:49 p.m. CDT Sunday: Funnel cloud from late Saturday night in Nebraska:
1:45 a.m. CDT Sunday: 72 mph gust clocked 2 miles north-northeast of Junction City, Kansas, reports trained spotter.
1:42 a.m. CDT Sunday: Power outages climb as storms continue through Nebraska. More than 4,100 customers are without service, utilities report.
1:35 a.m. CDT Sunday: 1.15 inches of rain since midnight CDT Sunday at Storm Lake, Iowa, reports Mesonet:

1:33 a.m. CDT Sunday: 70 mph gust with power outages, 7 miles south-southwest of Wakefield, Kansas, reports trained spotter.
1:27 a.m. CDT Sunday: No travel advised in Rock County, Minnesota, as roads are flooded, making travel nearly impossible, emergency management reports.
1:12 a.m. CDT Sunday: Zero visibility and 70 mph gusts 7 miles north of Sylvia, Kansas, reports emergency management.

1:05 a.m. CDT Sunday: More than 3,100 Nebraska electric customers are without service, utilities report.
12:52 a.m. CDT Sunday: Building and tree damage in Minneapolis, Kansas, reports law enforcement.
12:42 a.m. CDT Sunday: Photo of tornado from Saturday night near Wilcox, Nebraska:
12:20 a.m. CDT Sunday: More than 6,000 Midwest Energy customers in Kansas are without service, the utility reported.
12:17 a.m. CDT Sunday: 80 mph gust 3 miles west-southwest of Saronville, Nebraska, reports emergency management.
11:58 p.m. CDT Saturday: 79 mph gust at Hastings, Nebraska, airport, according to NWS observation.

11:49 p.m. CDT Saturday: Road flooding occurred at Correctionville, Iowa, reports trained spotter.
11:18 p.m. CDT Saturday: More than 1,300 Nebraska Public Power District customers are without service.

11:13 p.m. CDT Saturday: Roads flooded near and north of Wayne, Nebraska, reports trained spotter.
11:04 p.m. CDT Saturday: Trees downed and debris blown around at Hill City, Kansas, where 78 mph winds were recorded.
11:02 p.m. CDT Saturday: Golf-ball-sized hail fell 2 miles west-northwest of Howell, Kansas, reports trained spotter.
10:58 p.m. CDT Saturday:
10:51 p.m. CDT Saturday: 86 mph gust clocked at Phillipsburg, Kansas, according to Mesonet.

10:47 p.m. CDT Saturday: 75 mph gust clocked at Hill City, Kansas, according to NWS observation.
10:44 p.m. CDT Saturday: Golf-ball-sized hail fell 2 miles southwest of Atlanta, Nebraska, reports 911 center.
10:42 p.m. CDT Saturday: Up to 70 mph gust, large hail and broken vehicle windows east-northeast of Phillipsburg, Kansas, reports 911 center.
10:38 p.m. CDT Saturday: More than 1,000 Nebraska electric customers are without service as storms continue to pound the central and eastern parts of the state, utilities report.

10:23 p.m. CDT Saturday: 70 mph gust at Long Island, Kansas, reports trained spotter.
10:21 p.m. CDT Saturday: Tornado on the ground at 10:10 p.m. CDT Saturday, 2 miles west of Giltner, Nebraska, report trained spotters.
10:16 p.m. CDT Saturday: Baseball-sized hail fell at Arapahoe, Nebraska, reports trained spotter.

10:10 p.m. CDT Saturday: Tornado on the ground at 10:05 p.m. CDT Saturday, 3 miles northeast of Trumbull, Nebraska, reports storm chaser.
9:57 p.m. CDT Saturday: Golf-ball-sized hail fell at Trumbull, Nebraska, reports emergency management.

9:55 p.m. CDT Saturday: Thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 7 miles east of Hastings, Nebraska, with rotation and funnel clouds reported.
9:52 p.m. CDT Saturday: Dust storm with near zero visibility 1 mile east-northeast of Hoxie, Kansas, reports storm chaser.
9:48 p.m. CDT Saturday: More than 600 Omaha Public Power District customers were without electricity at this time, the utility reported.

9:38 p.m. CDT Saturday: Hen-egg-sized hail 3 miles southeast of Hastings, Nebraska, reports NWS employee.

9:34 p.m. CDT Saturday: 70 mph gust 2 miles northeast of Colby, Kansas, according to Mesonet.
9:28 p.m. CDT Saturday: 80 mph gust recorded 2 miles east of Oakley, Kansas, reports trained spotter.
9:24 p.m. CDT Saturday: 61 mph gust clocked 2 miles north of Traer, Kansas, reports trained spotter.

9:20 p.m. CDT Saturday: Golf-ball-sized hail fell 1 mile northeast of Ravenna, Nebraska, reports trained spotter. The hail broke the spotter's windshield.
9:17 p.m. CDT Saturday: 79 mph gust recorded at Atwood, Kansas, according to NWS observation.
9:11 p.m. CDT Saturday: Tennis-bail-sized hail fell 2 miles east of Levant, Kansas, reports trained spotter.

8:52 p.m. CDT Saturday: Wind gusts up to 80 mph, half dollar sized hail and zero visibility reported near Edson, Kansas, reports NWS employee.
8:50 p.m. CDT Saturday: NWS reports a tornado touched down at around 7:41 p.m. CDT near Wilcox, Franklin County, Nebraska. No damage has been reported at this time.
8:40 p.m. CDT Saturday:
8:35 p.m.CDT Saturday: Goodland, Kansas:

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8:30 p.m. CDT Saturday: 75 mph wind gusts and quarter sized hail reported near Goodland, Kansas, reports NWS spotter.
8:15 p.m. CDT Saturday: Baseball sized hail reported near Kanorado, Kansas, reports a NWS spotter.
8:02 p.m. CDT Saturday:
8:00 p.m. CDT Saturday:
7:52 p.m. CDT Saturday: Wind gusts up to 78 mph reported near Burlington, Colorado, according to an NWS observation.
7:32 p.m. CDT Saturday: Wind gusts up to 73 mph reported near Vona, Colorado, according to Mesonet.
7:10 p.m. CDT Saturday:Golf ball sized hail reported near Albion, Nebraska, according to Boone County emergency management.

6:54 p.m. CDT Saturday: Hail totaling 1.25 inches in diameter reported near Limon, Colorado, reports NWS spotter.
6:20 p.m. CDT Saturday:Golf-ball-sized hail reported in Glade, Kansas, according to NWS spotter.
6:12 p.m. CDT Saturday:
5:41 p.m. CDT Saturday: Funnel cloud reported northwest of Doon, Iowa, reports NWS spotter.
5:40 p.m. CDT Saturday: Tornado reported 5 miles north of Webster State Park, Kansas, at 5:39 p.m.; time and location estimated, reports NWS spotter
5:14 p.m. CDT Saturday: Golf ball sized hail reported in Englewood, Colorado, reports NWS spotter.
5:00 p.m. CDT Saturday: Hail 1.5 inches in diameter reported near Englewood, Colorado, according to a NWS trained spotter.

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