Powerful rain roared through Orleans this afternoon

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 April 2015 at 12:00 am

Photos by Tom Rivers

A man walks down East Park Street in Albion today at about 2 p.m. when torrential rain and some hail hit the area.

There is more rain in the forecast for Thursday and Friday. Thursday will see a high of 58 degrees, with a 90 percent chance of another tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain, according to the National Weather Service.

Friday should reach 62 degrees and there is an 80 percent chance of another tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain.

Water flows from an orchard on East State Street in Albion to a culvert under the road.