Severe Storms Cause Thousands to Lose Power in Western Iowa

Severe storms cause thousands to lose power in western Iowa

Part of western Iowa was hit by strong winds and hail on Friday, causing thousands to lose power.

Friday evening storms leave behind hail and wind damage across southwest Iowa

Severe weather on Friday evening left a trail of destruction in its wake over southwest Iowa.KMTV got photos of tree damage from neighbors on Facebook.The storms developed over Cass County, Nebraska, around 6 pm, and became severe as they crossed the river.The damage began in Mills and Fremont Counties, where reports of trees down in Tabor, and 1" hail in Emerson. Near Randolph, farm augurs were blown over, and some grain wagons were moved. Tree…

“Wind bag” storm event causes damage in Montgomery and Union Counties, Friday

(Red Oak & Creston, IA) – Storms that brought winds of up 74 mph in Red Oak, Friday night caused extensive damage, fires and power outages. The line of storms also caused damage in Creston. Mid-American Energy reported as many as 2,800 customers were without power in parts of western and southwest Iowa, at the peak of the storm event. By 5-a.m., the number of power outages was down to a little more than 200 customers. Six rural electric co-op cu…

Severe Storms Cause Widespread Damage Across Southwest Iowa

(Red Oak) A line of storms swept through, leaving behind downed trees and power lines. A series of severe storms moved through parts of Mills, Fremont, and Montgomery counties in Iowa, causing significant wind and hail damage. Emergency management officials and trained spotters reported impacts across multiple communities. The following storm damage reports were reported to the National Weather Service: Wind Damage Reports: Tabor, IA, (6:20 p.m…

Area Sees Strong Storms and Hail

Northern Iowa got a strong taste of severe weather as storms rolled through every community. Damage from the storms included tree damage in Bancroft according to the Kossuth County Emergency Management and hail around 1 and a half inches in diameter. Other cities in the area received their share of hail. Woden is reported to have had 2 inch size hail while Meservey had 1.5 inch diameter hail. Just to the south of Crystal Lake, spotters reported …