Storms Create Area Power Outages

Strong storms pushed through the area Monday. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and a Tornado Watch for Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Hancock, Hancock, Humboldt, Winnebago, Worth and Wright Counties on Monday.

The storms knocked out power in Kossuth County where up to 96 customers were without power. Power was out in portions of Hancock County like Britt, Crystal Lake, and Garner where 3,691 or 66% of the county. Winnebago County had 53 customers out, and up to 109 in Kossuth. Worth County reported 69 households without power. Cerro Gordo reported 126. Franklin County had 457 customers without power. Wright County had 854 customers without power.

A semi-truck has flipped over on Highway 18 and there were multiple reports of the same kinds of accidents on the Avenue of the Saints between mile markers 195 and 196.

Emergency managers reported several storm related issues. In Hancock County, a power pole was reported as damaged  on 201th Street. In Algona, tree limbs were reported to be across residential streets. Wind gusts of 80 miles per hour were reported near Sheffield in Franklin County. In Belmond, emergency management reports 60 mile per hour winds. A 65 mph wind gust was reported three miles northwest of Galt.