Dangerous Derecho walks through the subway. Severe storms brought down debris and trees and left thousands without power. Blair is one of the hardest-hit areas. The city is currently working to open roads and clear sidewalks clogged with storm debris. KETV News Watch's Alex MCLOON is live on how the city is helping. Alex. Quanesians in and around Blair are starting the holiday weekend with cleanups and power outages. The crew is still working behind us. Derejo had the block covered overnight, but thankfully the damage was minimal. Memorial Day traffic was a little different for Blair Friday. The unofficial start of summer begins at the dump. We will be back. We are about to reach the center of town. You know, there's a couple of streets there where trees are going through, across the road, and power lines are down. An OPPD spokesperson said crews were exhausted from the storm, but the cleanup was quick. Washington County has restored power after experiencing more than 6,000 outages. I think the way climate change is causing people to buy generators and become more active. That's not a bad idea since we're stuck. We still have no power. Derecho uprooted a 100-year-old tree in town, smashed up the sidewalk and prevented a couple who had stayed up all night from going to work. We can't go anywhere. And my cell phone. So she's charging her phone and her daughter's car. Now. My phone will soon run out of battery. So I'll probably end up doing the same thing. This is our only way of communication. Some tree crews were backed up for weeks, leaving residents to fix the problem on their own. The city is even offering curbside pickup on Monday morning, June 3. As nature explodes again. A few years ago, we had a power outage and, uh, that's when I decided I was going to go. I'm going to invest in a generator and have one handy. Now we use it like crazy. It seems so. The man was powering a refrigerator today, while OPPD says outages in that area of Washington County tonight are just over a thousand. live broadcast me
Nebraska governor asks for federal disaster declaration for May and June storms
Storm affected multiple counties, including Douglas and Washington
Updated: July 29, 2024 at 8:02 pm CDT
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen asked President Joe Biden to issue a federal disaster declaration. This is due to damage caused by a series of storms that affected multiple counties from May 20 to June 3. , Hamilton, Hayes, Hitchcock, Howard, Keys, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Sanders and Washington counties. The governor's office said the damage could exceed $11.5 million. Eighteen other counties were not eligible for the federal request because they did not meet the aid threshold. Pillen also requested and was granted an extension to file a disaster declaration to give emergency managers time to conduct a complete damage assessment.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen asked President Joe Biden to issue a federal disaster declaration.
This is due to damage caused by a series of storms that affected several counties between May 20 and June 3.
This request applies to Burt County, Butler County, Colfax County, Dodge County, Douglas County, Dundee County, Fillmore County, Hamilton County, Hays County, Hitchcock County, Howard County , Keys County, Platte County, Polk County, Red Willow County, Sanders County and Washington County.
The governor's office said the damage could exceed $11.5 million.
Eighteen other counties were not eligible for the federal request because they did not meet the aid threshold.
Pillen also requested and was granted an extension to file a disaster declaration to give emergency managers time to conduct a complete damage assessment.
