Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Floodwaters on First Street in Logan caused two cars to stall during a severe storm Saturday afternoon.
LOGAN - A severe storm Saturday afternoon caused scattered reports of property damage and widespread flooding on roads and city streets around the village. No injuries were reported.
Logan Police Chief Rodney Paris said the storm hit about 4:30 p.m. He said by Sunday morning he'd received about eight or nine reports of property damage from straight-line winds, including a metal roof blown onto Lake Road.
Paris said the northeast side of Logan received up to four inches of pea-sized hail, exacerbating flooding problems in the village after it received torrential rain. Paris had no reports on how much rain fell during the storm.
A trained spotter for the National Weather Service reported 1-inch hail in Logan during the storm. Another trained spotter reported a 45 mph wind gust west of Logan.
At least two cars were seen in Logan that had stalled out in the middle of streets because of floodwaters.
Paris said most Logan streets were reopened to traffic by 8 p.m. Saturday, except for a flooded stretch of First Street.
A text and email Saturday afternoon from Quay County Emergency Management warned residents that travel was discouraged in Logan because of storm damage. As the storm approached, the agency also warned Logan residents to remain inside.
Paris said the wind and hail also caused an accident at mile marker 329 of U.S. 54, causing traffic backups near the village.
He said the storm caused only minor power outages.
A Ute Lake State Park ranger helping with traffic barricades on a flooded Logan street said rangers were able to safely get boaters off the lake before the storm hit.
Lucas Bugg, Quay County's fire marshal, said Sunday morning he was unaware of reports of wind damage in outlying areas near Logan but wouldn't be surprised if such reports would arrive later.
Bugg said he was working in a hay field Saturday afternoon between Tucumcari and Logan and admitted the storm looked ominous from his vantage point.
"We could see due north it looked nasty, and we were glad it wasn't over us," he said.