UPDATE: Storm Lake without power as city recovers from Friday storm

UPDATE: Storm Lake without power as city recovers from Friday storm

Travel not recommended in Storm Lake while MidAmerican Energy hopes to return power to the community by 8 p.m. Friday

Multiple tornadoes hit SW Iowa, widespread wind damage in Storm Lake

Photos from the Storm Lake Police Department Perhaps the worst damage in Iowa from the severe weather in the past day happened early this morning in the northwest Iowa town of Storm Lake. Aimee Barritt, the Buena Vista County emergency management coordinator, says thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers in Storm Lake are without power after a severe thunderstorm hit about 1 AM. “They have several power poles that are down at this point in time…

Severe Wind Gusts Cause Extensive Damage in Storm Lake

(Storm Lake)  The National Weather Service based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, reports that wind gusts exceeding 80 miles per hour caused extensive damage in Storm Lake early this morning. Todd Heitkamp, the lead meteorologist at the Sioux Falls office, informed KSOM-KS95 News that strong straight-line winds were responsible for the destruction. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2424/files/2025/04/n-0418-1-heitkamp.m…