(Harlan, Iowa) – Severe storms brought straight-line winds of up to 80-mph Saturday night. Shelby6 County Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Londo reports the County was placed under a Servere Thunderstorm Warning at around 8:25 PM, with a special weather statement for the communities of Shelby, Tennant, and Harlan to shelter in place.

The storm sirens were sounded in those towns, as well as Elk Horn, as it passed through the county. The only damage that has been reported so far, Londo said, was trees and debris in the roadway throughout the county.

Crews were working on cleaning it up as well as restoring power to areas that have no power. Elsewhere, winds gusting up to 60 mph felled large trees and knocked out power in Lake View. The Harrison County EMA reports large, downed trees destroyed a couple of homes in Mondamin. Winds gusted up to 70 mph 2 miles west of Little Sioux, in Harrison County.

And, a 69 mph gust of wind was recorded by the AWOS one-mile west of Denison, at around 9-p.m.