Butler County was spared Mother Nature’s wrath Thursday night.

Despite a tornado warning for the southern section of the county and sporadic heavy rainfall, there was not much storm damage reported.

Although a house on Averys Way in Cranberry Township reported being hit by lightning around 7:20 p.m., only smoke was reported there.

Emergency crews left the house by 8:08 p.m.

Steve Bicehouse, director of county emergency services, said there only were reports of a few wires and trees coming down throughout the county.

“It was a lot better than I thought it would be,” Bicehouse said this morning.

The tornado warning was only in effect from 6:20 to 6:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service reported rain accumulation ranged between a quarter-inch to a half-inch in the county from Thursday morning through this morning.

Heavy rains caused some roads in Cranberry, Jackson, Butler, Slippery Rock and Summit townships to flood.