Power Outage in Benton, IA

Thunderstorm Wind. At least ten power poles snapped or leaning.

June 03, 2014

Thunderstorm Wind. Four mature trees down along with numerous 6 inch diameter limbs. Two power lines were downed. An abandon mobile home was blown off its foundation.

June 19, 2011

Thunderstorm Wind. Trees were blown down and power was out.

August 09, 2009

Thunderstorm Wind. High winds downed numerous trees in Mt. Ayr and Kellerton. Power lines were blown down around the county.

August 20, 2007

A very unstable airmass was in place over Iowa during the evening of the 17th. A warm front lifted north into the state. Behind it were dew point temperatures in the upper 70s to mid 80s F. Surface temperatures soared to over 100 degrees over the far southwest corner of the state. Lifted indices were lower than -14 C. with CAPE values measured with the 00 UTC sounding data from Omaha at near 8200 J/kg. Although the freezing level was nearly 16,000 feet, intense storms were able to produce severe hail. Intense thunderstorms developed over east central Nebraska during the mid evening hours. The storms moved east into western Iowa and produced hail and high winds. One inch diameter hail fell on the town of Nodaway in Adams County. The storms continued east, but hail production diminished as they did. The storms became high wind producers as the continued east. Gusts of 60 to 65 MPH swept through Taylor and Ringgold Counties. Both of the counties reported widespread power outages and tree damage. After moving through the Mt Ayr area, the storm weakened and then drifted southeast out of the state.

July 18, 2001