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Semi toppled over on I-80 near Harlan, Wednesday

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March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

High winds Wednesday fanned field and grass fires, and made driving difficult for those traveling east or westbound. The Omaha World-Herald reports an overturned semi blocked traffic on Interstate 80 westbound for at least an hour beginning at around 5-pm, between Harlan and Avoca. While authorities didn’t confirm high winds were the cause of the accident, winds had been whipping up to 50-miles per hour at the time. The accident happened at around the 40-mile marker. No injuries were reported.

The same strong winds caused multiple power outages in the Omaha area, according to a spokeswoman for the Omaha Public Power District. Thousands of people and businesses lost power during the extremely strong and sustained wind event.