Power Outage in George, IA
Last report: August 30, 2023
Here's How to Report Power Outage in George
To report a power outage in George, Iowa, located in Lyon County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
MidAmerican Energy Company
Lyon Rural Electric Coop
Alliant Energy
Nobles Cooperative Electric
Osceola Electric Coop, Inc
Rock Rapids Municipal Utility
North West Rural Electric Coop
Western Area Power Administration
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 51237.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Lyon County
Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm wind gusts downed up to 10 inch diameter tree limbs and damaged power lines.
June 24, 2023
Thunderstorm Wind. Multiple trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in George.
July 05, 2022
High Wind. Sustained winds reached 40 to 46 mph at times during the later morning and afternoon at Iowa Mesonet station DONI4 3 miles east-northeast of Doon as well as a personal weather station 3 miles northeast of Larchwood. Strong winds downed power lines on a farm near Rock Rapids, which started a structure fire. Numerous grass fires were also scattered around the county.
April 23, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Numerous 3 inch tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds, along with several power poles. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
August 28, 2021
Tornado. A tornado touched down 5 miles west of Rock Rapids, just east of Fig Avenue north of 160th Street, marked by damage to a corn field. The tornado traveled in a general east-southeast direction, striking a farmstead and flattening a silo within the first half-mile of its track. Within another minute, the tornado slashed through another farmstead, causing significant damage to a grain bin, large trees, and removed roofing from a home and a livestock shed. Around three miles west-southwest of Rock Rapids, several power transmission poles were broken. As the tornado passed just south of Rock Rapids, damage was mainly to trees, with several uprooted. The final structural damage occurred south of Rock Rapids just east of U.S. Highway 75 with roof panels torn off another livestock shed. The tornado lifted just over 2 miles southeast of Rock Rapids after crossing County Road K52. The average path width was 50 yards.
August 17, 2019