Power Outage in Osage, IA

Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph were common across Mitchell County during the late evening of December 15th into the early morning of the 16th. A warming shelter was opened in Stacyville after the entire town lost power.

Power lines and tree limbs were blown down near New Haven.

Power lines and tree limbs were blown down near Osage.

At least 15 power lines were blown down in St. Ansgar.

Power lines were blown down and a tree was snapped off northeast of Mitchell.

Some trees and power lines were blown down in Osage.

Power lines and tree branches were blown down in Osage. A tree that was blown over landed on cars and another blocked a street.

A tornado briefly touched down southwest of Osage. A garage was flipped, a barn destroyed and house siding damaged by flying debris. Multiple trees were either uprooted or snapped off and powerlines were downed.

Northwest winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph produced a period of blizzard conditions across Mitchell County. Whiteout conditions occurred during the blizzard and the blowing snow caused severe drifting to occur that closed several roads. Power outages occurred as the heavy, wet snow and the high winds combined to bring down power lines and tree branches. Most of the schools in the county were either closed or delayed the start of classes on both the 20th and 21st. The highest reported snowfall amount was 7.8 inches in St. Ansgar.

Three sheds were destroyed with some of the debris wrapped around power lines and a 2x6 was driven into another building on farms southwest of Mitchell.

North winds between 25 and 35 mph with higher gusts, created a period of blizzard conditions across Mitchell County during the morning and afternoon of the 20th. As a result of the blizzard, roads were closed, vehicles became trapped in the snow, some power outages occurred and all schools in the county were closed. The highest reported snow total was 6.0 inches in Riceville.

Estimated wind gusts of 60 miles per hour created sporadic power outages across Mitchell County.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down throughout the county.

A complex of storms rolled across portions of northeast Iowa during the evening of June 2nd. Some of these storms produced damaging wind gusts. Trees were blown down in St. Ansgar and Osage (Mitchell County) and power lines were downed in Stacyville (Mitchell County).

A small tornado touched down during the evening of July 16th southwest of Osage (Mitchell County). The tornado damaged three farms along its path where it flipped and damaged a garage, destroyed a barn and damaged house siding from flying debris. In addition, several trees and powerlines were downed and crops were damaged.

Straight-line winds estimated at 65 to 70 mph caused a farm shed to collapse, knocked down power poles and trees, as well as caused widespread damage to crops.