Power Outage in Colo, IA
Last report: April 13, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Colo
To report a power outage in Colo, Iowa, located in Story County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Story City Municipal Electric Utility
City of Ames Electric Department
Alliant Energy
Consumers Energy
Midland Power Cooperative
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 50056.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Story County
Thunderstorm Wind. Report of power lines down heading eastbound on 310th street from Collins. Timing estimated by radar.
May 07, 2023
Convection began in early afternoon in eastern Iowa along a subtle boundary across the state. This was fueled by high CAPE exceeding 3000 J/kg with deep layer shear sufficient to support large hail growth. Later in the evening a secondary round of convection moved across the area producing additional hail in the form of a cold pool driven MCS, driven along the plume of higher instability. The result was dozen of hail reports up to baseball sized across much of central and southern Iowa, damaging homes and vehicles and taking down power lines. As storms crossed Interstate 80 an accident resulted in significant delays.
May 07, 2023
Thunderstorm Wind. Trees down on power lines.
July 14, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. Public report of trees down with power flickering.
August 10, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. A trained spotter reported wind gust on Iowa State University campus of 65 to 75 mph with extensive tree damage and power outages.
August 10, 2020
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Colo, Iowa
In the earlier years, power outages were a lot more frequent, and would happen when least expected. https://t.co/5Kg0UINWKa
@DBFrisk2001 - October 26, 2022 09:01
@MidAm_EnergyCo power outage in West Des Moines - called in and you are already working on it - getting text and em… https://t.co/5BX1DZo681
@MauricioRaul - September 21, 2022 15:30
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@RonaldGruenwald - May 31, 2022 15:32
At 10:11 AM CDT, Woodward [Dallas Co, IA] TRAINED SPOTTER reports FLASH FLOOD. TRAINED SPOTTER REPORT RELAYED THROU… https://t.co/XvmDLwx0un
@iembot_dmx - April 22, 2022 15:13
At 10:11 AM CDT, Woodward [Dallas Co, IA] TRAINED SPOTTER reports FLASH FLOOD. TRAINED SPOTTER REPORT RELAYED THROU… https://t.co/1IYWzPyydf
@BransonWX - April 22, 2022 15:13