Saline County escapes major storm damage
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">SALINE COUNTY – Despite severe weather throughout the region, Saline County escaped heavy storm damage late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the county's emergency services coordinator said.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">"We had hardly any reports at all of damage," Allan Ninness, Saline County Emergency Services Coordinator, said Wednesday morning.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">"When I checked with the highway department, they had very few calls to remove limbs from roadways, which is often a good indicator of storm damage," he said. "And, the sheriff's department didn't have much either."
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">He said a storm that came through about 5 a.m. Wednesday in the very southeastern part of the county may have caused damaged that had not been reported yet.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">"There was imbedded hail in the southern portion of the county, in the area close to Garden of the Gods, so there may have been some damage there," he said.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Neighboring counties saw significant damage during the outbreak, but on the five-year anniversary of the 2012 Leap Day Tornado that tore through Harrisburg and Ridgway in Gallatin County, Saline County appeared to miss most of the storm.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">"We've been spared so far," Ninness said.