(Atlantic, Iowa) – Fierce winds and heavy rain blew through parts of western and central Iowa, Saturday evening and night, causing a power outage for part of Atlantic, as tree limbs broke and fell on power lines. As with previous Derecho-type winds, trees were left shredded in some areas, especially in downtown Atlantic, where KJAN’s Lori Murphy snapped some pictures of the damage. (See photo’s, click on image to enlarge). Winds gusting up to 55-miles per hour caused tree damage in Red Oak at around 6:30-p.m.

We received .66″ of rain between 5:30-and 6-p.m. Saturday, in Atlantic. Other rainfall amounts include:

• In Union County, anywhere from 2.25 to 2.75 inches of rain fell between Cromwell and Creston
• More than 4-inches fell two-miles west of Earlham, in Madison County.
• 2.22 to 3.54 inches fell across Dallas County.

Also: One-inch diameter hail fell near Grinnell, in Poweshiek County; four-inches of rain fell in Story County, near Gilbert.

Thus far, there have been no reports of injuries.