Storms Move Through Hopkins County
Overnight and Leaves Downed Trees
And Power Outages in Reilly Springs

 

by: Bobby McDonald

 

It began about 10:00 p.m., Thursday night, as lightening "lit up the sky" and intense thunderstorms developed across Hopkins County and Northeast Texas. The storms moving out of Oklahoma, from the Red River south, came through Hopkins County during the night.

Residents of Sulphur Springs received about an inch of rainfall from the storm system and it was downed trees and power outages that residents in Reilly Springs woke up to on Friday morning. "We haven't had electricity since the storms moved through our area," expressed local dairywoman, Vera Harrington, who was waiting on electricity to return so that milking could begin, at 7:30 a.m. "I haven't found any damage at my place but several of the neighbors have sheet-iron blown from barns and some broken trees."

 

 

 

Damage to trees, debris blown across Fm-2560, and some damage to outbuildings and barns was seen, as the sun came up on Friday morning. "I don't think it was anything major, but the wind really blew and it scattered some debris and limbs across much of the area north of Reilly Springs, along Fm-2560," reported one resident. "There are some large tree limbs and other clean-up that will be required."

In other areas of Hopkins County, the storms only left a little bit of needed rainfall and the skies were clearing, with wonderfully cooler temperatures in the 70's, as residents awoke on Friday morning. The morning low for Saturday morning is forecast for the upper-60's, giving Hopkins County a break from the heat. "It should be a very nice night for the scrimmage football game and all the Saturday activities, including the 'Hot August Night' BBQ Bash, Saturday afternoon, on the grounds of the Hopkins County Civic Center!" exclaimed one local weather observer. "We're looking forward to a cooler weekend!"

 

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