Power Outage in Bolivar, MO

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow amounts between 2.5 and 5.3 inches fell across the county. A trained spotter reported a measured storm total of 5.3 inches of snow in Bolivar, with a measured 4.5 inches of snow in Morrisville. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 200 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

A few power poles and lines were reported down.

A few power poles and lines were reported down.

Multiple power poles were snapped and lines were down along Highway 32 west of Highway 13.

Power lines and poles were reported down along with large tree limbs at least three inches in diameter.

Multiple power lines and trees were reported down. Some of the power lines fell across Highway 13 blocking traffic. An outbuilding suffered significant damage.

Multiple power lines and trees were reported down. Some of the power lines fell across Highway 13 blocking traffic. An outbuilding suffered significant damage.

Several power poles were broken on the south side of Bolivar.

Up to a three quarters of an inch of ice accumulated on elevated objects and tree limbs across the county during the ice storm. There were isolated power outages reported.

Electric company reported various tree limbs were blown on to power lines across Polk County.

A power line pole was blown down.

Power lines and large limbs were blown down along Buffalo Road.

A large tree limb was blown down on to a powerline.

Two power lines were snapped off and over the roadway at Highway 83 and 425th Road.

A power line was down. Location and time was estimated.

Several trees were reported down and power outages.

The emergency manager reported power lines down in Bolivar.

Strong winds downed trees, damaged roofs and caused widespread power outages.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed power lines southeast of Humansville.

A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado damaged a home, a barn, and power poles in rural southeast Polk County.

Ice accumulations ranging from one quarter of an inch to one inch occurred over all of Polk County. The Humansville area along with east central sections of the county experienced the heaviest ice accumulations. A few power outages occurred near Humansville.

Ice accumulations resulted in nearly one million dollars in damages across Polk County. Thousands of residents were without power while 200 residents were placed in public shelter.

Trees and power lines were blown down near Humansville.