Power Outage in West Liberty, IA

Thunderstorm Wind. Power poles reported broken.

December 15, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. Widespread straight-line winds that produced extensive damage were reported throughout Muscatine 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 70 MPH for much of the county with 80 MPH or higher over the northern half. These estimates were determined based off damage reports and photos submitted through social media. The duration of strong winds caused extensive damage to most trees, powerlines, crops, and structures in their path. The peak wind gust measured at the Muscatine Airport was 58 MPH before power was lost. The widespread damage also resulted in long duration power outages.

August 10, 2020

Thunderstorm Wind. A tree was blown onto power lines.

July 11, 2020

Thunderstorm Wind. Several tree limbs and power lines blown down in town.

June 30, 2019

Winter Storm. A trained spotter reported 3.5 inches of snow in Muscatine, Iowa along with 0.25 Ice accumulation. 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