Power Outage in Storm Lake, IA

Periods of freezing rain during the overnight and morning hours accumulated to a quarter inch on elevated surfaces, including powerlines. Brief power outages were reported. Light snowfall in the afternoon resulted in snowfall of 1.0 inch at Sioux Rapids and 0.5 inch at Storm Lake.

Hazardous travel conditions producing several minor accidents resulted from a period of light freezing rain which brought ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. Light snowfall followed with less than an inch accumulation. Several power outages were reported around the Sioux City metro area.

Freezing rain of over a quarter inch caused icy roads, and accumulated on trees, power lines, and other surfaces. Storm Lake reported 0.52 inch of rain during a time when temperatures were at or below freezing. Law enforcement agencies reported a few vehicles accidents on the ice, but no known injuries, with traffic being light because of the holiday, business closings, and activity cancellations. Light winds limited damage to trees and power lines, with only small branches breaking off.

Westerly winds behind a cold front reach sustained speed of 40 to 45 mph for a few hours. A gust to 56 mph was measured at Storm Lake Airport. The high winds caused spotty power line and traffic light damage.

A tornado destroyed a garage and damaged several other buildings and farm equipment on a farm, and damaged trees and power lines. The tornado also damaged a metal building system. The tornado also severely damaged the roof and air conditioning units at a school near Alta, and destroyed bleachers at the school.

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a manufacturing plant, damaged docks and boats along the lake, caused widespread tree damage including numerous large trees blown down, blew down power lines and poles, resulting in power outages, damaged or destroyed several small sheds, blew down several awnings on businesses, snapped a 4 inch by 4 inch street sign pole, and blew shingles off roofs. Numerous vehicles, homes, and businesses sustained minor damage directly from the wind, while other vehicles and homes were damaged by falling trees and tree debris, some heavily.

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a manufacturing plant, damaged docks and boats along the lake, caused widespread tree damage including numerous large trees blown down, blew down power lines and poles, resulting in power outages, damaged or destroyed several small sheds, blew down several awnings on businesses, snapped a 4 inch by 4 inch street sign pole, and blew shingles off roofs. Numerous vehicles, homes, and businesses sustained minor damage directly from the wind, while other vehicles and homes were damaged by falling trees and tree debris, some heavily.

Freezing rain produced ice accumulations of around a quarter inch in the southern part of Cherokee County, with lesser accumulations to the north. Travel and walking were made extremely hazardous and difficult. Damage to trees and power lines was reported, and there were scattered power outages.

Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. Four vehicles were damaged by falling trees or tree debris. The winds also blew down power lines, causing a power outage.

High winds caused widespread tree damage in Storm Lake. Some of the tree debris damaged power lines and traffic signals, and blocked roads. Tree debris also damaged at least two homes.

Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage. Tree debris blocked several roads in Storm Lake.

Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage. The damage resulted in a power outage that lasted two and a half hours and affected over a thousand city households, about a third of the city's population.