Burleson County gets another 2 inches of rain

Hundreds lose power around the county
  • ENTERGY CREWS worked to restore power to Burleson County residents after last Thursday’s storm knocked down power lines.
    ENTERGY CREWS worked to restore power to Burleson County residents after last Thursday’s storm knocked down power lines.
  • THIS PASTURE WAS still under water on County Road 377 on Friday morning.
    THIS PASTURE WAS still under water on County Road 377 on Friday morning.
  • WATER FILLS THIS ditch and goes onto the road on County Road 423.
    WATER FILLS THIS ditch and goes onto the road on County Road 423.
  • THIS TREE FELL DURING THE STORM in Somerville. Trees were down all over the county and particularly along numerous county roads.
    THIS TREE FELL DURING THE STORM in Somerville. Trees were down all over the county and particularly along numerous county roads.
  • THIS TREE IS down at the end of County Road 377 on Friday.
    THIS TREE IS down at the end of County Road 377 on Friday.
  • WIND DAMAGE ALSO occurred at Foye Park in Somerville.
    WIND DAMAGE ALSO occurred at Foye Park in Somerville.
  • WATER GOES OVER the road on County Road 423 on Friday, May 17.
    WATER GOES OVER the road on County Road 423 on Friday, May 17.
With saturated ground, last Thursday’s storm delivered some flooding with high winds across Burleson County -- even resulting in hundreds of area residents losing electric power.However, Burleson County dodged a bullet, seeing as the Houston area had an EF-1 tornado touch down, causing multiple fatalities as well as power outages for more than 920,000 homes and businesses.The National Weather…

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