Weather causes damage in Rock, Walworth counties
JANESVILLE -- No tornadoes were spotted in Rock or Walworth counties after Friday's early morning thunderstorm, but winds did wreak havoc on trees and power lines.
“I would say it was a big event, yeah, because of storm damage and heavy rainfall, but not unusual for this time of year,” said Brian Hahn of the National Weather Service.
Two trees and a power line were blown down at 12:45 a.m. in Evansville, including one tree that hit a car, he said.
A tree also was blown over at 1:10 a.m. in the northwest portion of Walworth County, Hahn said.
Rock County had rainfall measuring from 0.28 to 2.65 inches early Friday morning, he said, and Walworth County had 1.04 to 3.39 inches.
The Rock River remains well below the flood stage.
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Jun 20, 2009 at 6:51 a.m.
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Crews are out repairing the wind as I type. It should be fixed by noon on Saturday.
Jun 19, 2009 at 4:41 p.m.
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Hey! Im a homie and offended that this story is saying we break wind!
Jun 19, 2009 at 4:35 p.m.
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Only "homies" break wind? I beg to differ!
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Jun 19, 2009 at 2:44 p.m.
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maybe they meant the "homies"
Jun 19, 2009 at 2:16 p.m.
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according to the first post, someone named "homes" broke the wind.
Jun 19, 2009 at 2 p.m.
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Who broke wind?
Jun 19, 2009 at 1:31 p.m.
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Part of a tree came down and blocked County J, but someone moved it off to the ditch sometime early this morning. The damage was definitely felt more outside the city than inside. Thank you to all the homes for breaking the wind...
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