Power Outage in Hills, IA

Tornado. Another tornado developed just northwest of Solon and moved northeast, destroying and snapping several trees and a small portion of a shed roof. A farmstead north of Solon lost 2 large outbuildings and grain silos. Power poles were also snapped in a field. As the tornado neared the Johnson-Linn county line, many trees were snapped or uprooted, with a few rolling through the part of the adjacent field. A house sustained minor shingle damage and broken windows. The tornado crossed into Linn County about a quarter of a mile north of the intersection of 110th St. NE and Taft Ave. NE. The tornado was rated EF2 in Johnson County with maximum winds around 130 mph.

March 31, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Severe winds and the power is out.

December 15, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. Widespread straight-line winds that produced extensive damage were reported throughout Iowa County, associated with a derecho. These winds lasted around an hour in total at any one location, even though the initial line of storms moved out quickly. Damaging straight-line winds continued and were associated with the rear inflow jet. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 60 to 80 MPH for much of the county, with areas in northern Johnson County that had wind speed estimates that were 80 MPH or higher. These estimates were determined based off damage reports and photos submitted through social media. The peak wind gust measured at the Iowa City Airport was 69 MPH before the power went out. The duration of strong winds caused extensive damage to most trees, powerlines, crops, and structures in their path. The widespread damage also resulted in long duration power outages.

August 10, 2020

Tornado. A tornado caused outbuilding, grain bin, and tree damage at a farmstead in northeast Johnson County. The tornado then followed an intermittent northeast path for 7 miles, and crossed into Cedar County just south of the Cedar River. The tornado downed power poles east of Sutliff. The damage in Johnson County was rated as EF-0, with maximum winds around 85 mph. The tornado rating in Cedar County was EF-1, with maximum winds around 110 mph. Johnson and Cedar County Emergency Management provided assistance in completing the survey.

May 23, 2020

Winter Storm. A trained spotter reported 6.1 inches of snow in Swisher, Iowa. Significant blowing and drifting snow was widespread over the area with white out conditions at times lingering through the day of February 12. Power outages from down power lines, power poles, and tree branch damage were widespread.

February 11, 2019

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@presscitizen - January 03, 2023 17:06

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@Herringnjd - September 23, 2022 23:12

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@presscitizen - July 29, 2022 12:57

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@erinfjordan - July 24, 2022 23:59

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@grid_events - July 22, 2022 23:45