Power Outage in Brewster, MN
Last report: June 28, 2023
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Brewster
To report a power outage in Brewster, Minnesota, located in Nobles County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Nobles Cooperative Electric
City of Worthington, MN
City of Brewster, MN
Adrian Public Utilities Comm
Federated Rural Electric
Sioux Valley Energy
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 56119.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Nobles County
The first phase of a large and long-duration winter storm brought strong warming aloft atop a deep cold layer. With areas of freezing rain and drizzle, significant ice accumulations spread across portions of southwest Minnesota. Spotty minor power outages and broken tree limbs were reported.
December 12, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Strong thunderstorm wind gusts plastered leaves all over the side of the house, and knocked out power.
October 23, 2022
A volatile environment featured a warm front from parts of east central South Dakota into western Minnesota, with a dryline extending to the southwest into Nebraska. With a very strong wave moving northeast through Nebraska into a highly unstable and highly sheared environment, scattered storms initiated and quickly grew upscale to a broad linear structure with damaging winds. With crop development well behind schedule and many fields yet to be planted, there was ample dirt available to be lofted into the leading edge of the storms, which took on the characteristics of a haboob reducing visibility to near zero at the onset of high winds.||A broad swath of winds from 70 to 100 mph devastated much of southeast South Dakota, and portions of southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa, causing extensive tree and structural damage and scores of injuries. The highest observed wind gust was 107 mph near Tripp, SD. In addition, vehicles and high profile vehicles were blown off several roads, shutting down traffic on Interstates 29 and 90. Two (direct) fatalities occurred in vehicles impacted by debris as the storms moved into the Sioux Falls area. Power was disrupted in a widespread area, with estimates of over 45,000 customers impacted at one time. Many schools were closed due to damage and power issues. The South Dakota Governor requested and was granted a Presidential Disaster Declaration for damage to public infrastructure at an estimated cost of 6.7 million dollars across 20 counties and two reservations. Private losses were a much higher toll, and just one of the impacted counties (McCook) estimated at least 150 to 175 million dollars in damage. Presidential Disaster Declarations were also granted in Dixon County, Nebraska and Lincoln County, Minnesota.||Following the afternoon line of storms, a secondary band of storms developed near the core of the upper level jet across eastern Nebraska in the early evening hours. These storms also quickly become severe, with a mix of large hail, damaging wind, and even an isolated tornado near Sioux City. This cluster of storms moved through far southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota during the evening.
May 12, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Several power poles were snapped by strong thunderstorm winds, which downed powerlines across Interstate 90. A car stopped on the roadway to avoid crossing downed powerlines, and was struck from behind by a tractor trailer, resulting in the (indirect) fatality of one vehicle passenger and injury of the other three passengers in the car as well as one from another car.
May 11, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Power poles were snapped by thunderstorm winds. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
May 11, 2022