Strong Winds Downed Trees and Power Lines in Sioux County Monday Night
Strong winds took down trees and power lines in Sioux County overnight. As of 9:00 a.m. today, MidAmerican Energy reported 900 power outages in Sioux County and 14 in Plymouth County. O’Brien County had 329 outages, Cherokee County had 141 and Buena Vista County had 90 outages.
Orange City recorded 92 mile an hour winds around 9:30 pm that damaged property including Windmill Park where trees were toppled. A 99 mile an hour wind gust was recorded by a weather station in Sioux Center.
By 10:15, the Sioux County Sheriff advised no travel in the county because of downed trees and power lines.
Downed trees closed Highway 59 through Primghar in O’Brien County.
