Severe storm leaves area strewn with trees, without power

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

There were a lot of cheers and sighs of relief around 5 p.m. on Saturday afternoon when power, which had been off for over 24 hours, returned to the city of Berne.

The outage had been a result of a massive severe thunderstorm packing winds estimated between 65 and 80 miles an hour that passed through the area around 3 p.m. Although dropping some much-needed rain, it also brought a trail of downed trees, power lines and some structural damage through portions of the area.

In addition, many portions of the county were without power for at least 24 hours and longer in some areas.