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Hwy 20 near Lawton expected to reopen Friday evening, officials say Open Navigation Close Navigation
US Highway 20 east of Lawton has been shut down.
UPDATE: MidAmerican working to restore power to thousands of customers | KMEG
UPDATE Thursday 12/16 8:30 a. m. : MidAmerican is reporting 90 customers in Woodbury County now without power Thursday. 180 customers in Storm Lake are currently without power. MidAmerican Energy says that despite the challenging working conditions overnight, crews were able to make great progress and restored over 30,000 customers. The high winds and severe storms caused extreme damage in some areas taking down both transmission and distribution poles and wires.
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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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Lawton, Iowa
| City | Lawton |
| County | Woodbury |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 51030 |
The tornado spun up two miles northeast of Bronson along 190th Street, around one mile west of the intersection with Emmett Ave, where it ripped a portion of the roof off a single family home and damaged an outbuilding, with debris sent 100 yards to the north into a field. The tornado continued northeast across open fields until it hit two large metal utility transmission towers, and deposited the electric lines across U.S. Highway 20, resulting in the closure of U.S. Highway 20 east of Lawton for two days. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 20 less than a mile east of Lawton, then made a more northward turn. As the tornado approached Fayette Avenue, it impacted multiple farmsteads with damage to a few barns and sheds, as well as broken and snapped tree limbs. A machine shed at one farmstead was completely destroyed along with a concrete silo and lean-to shed. Multiple power poles were snapped along 140th Street. Minor damage was also noted to shingles on a couple single family homes.|The tornado eventually lifted near the intersection of 110th Street and Fayette Avenue. The average path width was 75 yards and the maximum estimated wind speed was 130 mph. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.