High Winds Damage Buildings, Uproot Trees in NW IA

High winds damage buildings, uproot trees in NW IA

NORTHWEST IOWA (KELO) -- High winds from an afternoon storm left behind scattered branches, uprooted trees and damaged buildings across southeast KELOLAND. A relatively calm day turned a little chaotic in parts of northwest Iowa. Strong winds roll through Ocheyeden. About 20 miles west, a viewer sent us footage of dust kicking up in the air. Storm damages towns across KELOLAND The storm scattered branches and caused structure damage. In Ro…

Storms brought power outages, downed trees, no reported injuries

UNION COUNTY —A round of heavy rains and tornado warnings across Union County over the weekend produced several hundred power outages, but minimal damages and no weather-related injuries, several sources said.

Thousands lose power after quick-hitting Saturday storm

A brief but violent storm Saturday night around 8 o’clock downed electrical lines and caused thousands in and around Laurens County to lose power. Officials from Laurens Electric Cooperative, which wrapped up its annual meeting Saturday in Laurens, said high-velocity, straight-line winds felled trees and limbs into transmission lines and caused most of the outages. The storm in Laurens lasted approximately five minutes. Laurens CPW Manager John …