Storms Bring Respite From Heat,But Also Downed Trees And Power Outages

Overnight storms Tuesday night/Wednesday morning (6-25/26) that moved through the area brought lower temperatures after two days of 100 plus degrees but also caused numerous power outages and downed trees. Wind gusts recorded at Friend hit 44 miles per hour (mph) and a wind gust at Fairbury was 78 mph. The Beatrice Municipal Airport recorded …