Strong thunderstorms rolled through Northwest Iowa early Sunday morning, with winds causing damage and knocking out power to hundreds of residents.
Overnight thunderstorms in Le Mars brought a wind gust that measured 61 mph at the NWS station at the airport. Nearly 2000 Plymouth County residents lost power shortly after 4 a.m.
The Le Mars Community Stadium sign on the southeast corner of the facility blown down by the wind.
There was also damage to dugouts and a light tower down at the John Britton Little League Complex
In Hospers, the Sioux County sheriff says no travel was advised through Sunday morning, because of several downed trees and power lines that took out power in the town. A tree blocked the roadway at Jackson Avenue and 330th Street around three miles southwest of Boyden.
Another 231 Ida County residents also lost power because of the storms.
