(Atlantic, Iowa) – Scattered sections of the eastern side of Atlantic were without power for about an hour this (Monday) afternoon. KJAN News Director Ric Hanson heard a loud boom in the Mulberry Street area, followed by the sounds of a transformer shorting out. The Cass County Communications Center reported traffic lights were out in areas mainly east of Chestnut Street, including 7th and Plum,

Various locations, including the Dollar General Store, Hy-Vee, Atlantic High School and Middle School, Murphy USA and the AmericInn were in the dark for a while, while other sites, including WalMart, were up and running as usual. Others commented their lights only flickered, but stayed-on.

A cause for the disruption was not immediately known.