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Friday night’s storms resulted in widespread damage across southwest Iowa, and in Atlantic, a condominium was struck by lighting. Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees said a woman had just returned home at around 9-p.m., when lightning struck.
The bolt traveled along the gutters at the house and exiting at two corners at 1513 E. 18h Street, but not before rupturing water lines and corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) leading to the furnace. The homeowner was able to shut off the water to the broken pipe. Atlantic Fire shut off the gas. A neighboring town home was also filling with gas. Her neighbors to the east lost electronic equipment in their homes.
McNees said CSS tubing is used in many new construction and even when properly grounded has caused many fires throughout the U-S. Atlantic Fire and Alliant Energy both responded to the scene Friday night. The AFD was on scene for about two-hours.
Lightning exits the gutters at a condo in Atlantic Friday night (Photo courtesy Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees)
Severe storms rumbled across Western Iowa for the second straight night on Friday and strong winds were responsible for damage and utility outages across the area this time around.
Structure damage has been reported at numerous locations including the Glenwood area in Mills County as well as near Shelby. Downed trees and tree limbs were a common occurrence throughout the storm path as well.
Menard’s Distribution Center near Shelby. Photo courtesy Michele McConnell Andersen.
Mid American Energy was still reporting at 7:00am on Saturday that approximately 2,100 customers were without power in the Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa region. Alliant Energy reported just around 150 customers without services at 7:00am as well.
Atlantic 5, Red Oak 1 (Stopped after 5 innings due to lightning)
CAM, Anita 8, ACGC 0 (called after 6th-lightning)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 5, Glidden-Ralston 3
Creston 7, Denison-Schleswig 6
EHK-Exira 2, Ar-We-Va, Westside 1
Interstate 35, Truro 13, Nodaway Valley 1
Kuemper Catholic 6, Clarinda 0
Logan-Magnolia 7, Griswold 6
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 2, Westwood, Sloan 0 (Bottom of 2)
Martensdale-St. Marys 15, Bedford 0 (5 Innings)
Mount Ayr 3, Central Decatur, Leon 0
Orient-Macksburg 15, Moulton-Udell 0
Pleasantville 13, Southwest Valley 3 (5 innings )
Southeast Warren 13, Southwest Valley 3
St. Albert 5, Glenwood 2
Stanton 13, Clarinda Academy 0 (5 innings)
Underwood 6, Logan-Magnolia 1 (Completion of suspended game)
Wayne 8, East Union 4
Woodbury Central, Moville 10, OA-BCIG 9
Ankeny 14, Atlantic 1 (Ft. Dodge Tournament)
Atlantic 7, Clear Creek-Amana 5 (Ft. Dodge Tournament)
Interstate 35 10, Nodaway Valley 0
Lenox 6, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 2
Logan-Magnolia 5, Griswold 3
Martensdale-St Marys 10, Bedford 0
Moulton-Udell 8, Orient-Macksburg 1
Pleasantville 6, Southwest Valley 1
Sidney 10, East Mills 8
Tri-Center 11, Riverside 4
Wayne 12, East Union 0
Woodbury Central 7, OA-BCIG 4
The Red Oak Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident at about 10:39pm on Friday night. No one was injured in the accident that occurred at the intersection of North Broadway Avenue and West Walnut Street in Red Oak.
It was determined that a 2001 Buick LeSabre driven by 19-year-old Megan Ann McCall of Villisca did not yield long enough at a stop sign and pulled out in front of a 2008 Chevy Impala driven by 34-year-old Michelle Lee Szymarek of Red Oak. The Impala struck the front right side of the LeSabre after being stopped at a stop sign in a parking lot headed west towards West Walnut Street. The LeSabre had to be towed from the scene and sustained an estimated $5,000 damage. The Impala was able to be driven to a nearby residence and also sustained an estimated $5,000 damage.
Today: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 82. N @ 5-10.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 62. NW @ 5-10.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 75. NW @ 5-10.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Low 59.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 80.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High 82.
Wednesday: Mix of sun and clouds. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. High 84.
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Some photos of damage taken along I-29 near the Highway 34 intersection (west of Glenwood). Photos courtesy Quinn Hall, from Red Oak.
10:00-p.m. Mid-American Energy reported 6, 743 customers were without power in the Council Bluffs service area, including: 1,697 in Mills County (1,755 in Glenwood alone); 1,103 in Shenandoah; 885 in Clarinda; 201 in Elliott; 245 in Pacific Junction; 186 in Page County and 173 in Pottawattamie County.
9:42-p.m. 1 person suffered minor injuries, 3 unsecured camper trailers were blown from camp site into the lake 4 miles east of New Market, in Taylor County.; Heavy (3″) rain reported in Sidney, IA.
9:36-p.m. 4 miles S. of Corning: reports of non-specific building damage near the Adams/Taylor county line. also numerous trees down around the county. Damage was most extensive in the southern portion of the county; Tree limbs and power lines down in Corning.
9:15-p.m. Alliant Energy reported 250 customers were without service in southern Cass County.
9:05-p.m. Trees and power lines down in Grant.
9:01-p.m. A trained storm spotter reported a 60mph gust of wind in Griswold.
8:55-p.m. Broken trees branches little the trees, power outages reported in Lewis.
8:50-p.m. Broken tree branches and power lines down in Griswold.
8:49-p.m. Several trees down after estimated 60mph wind 3 miles east of Thurman.
8:38-p.m. Large trees on the road 3 miles west of Oakland. Power lines down.
8:35-p.m. 62mph wind gust at the Harlan Municipal Airport.
8:35-p.m. Very large trees blocking the road 2 miles south of Thurman.
8:15-p.m. Large trees blown down, windows on a house broken 3 miles w. of Pacific Junction.
8:00-p.m. Roof damaged from 5″ diameter tree limb blown onto a home.
7:55-p.m. Roof blown off industrial bldg in Woodbine. Widespread tree damage in and west of town.
7:40-p.m. 60mph wind gust at Little Sioux in Harrison County.
BALTIMORE (AP) – Carlos Martinez struck out eight over six sharp innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals hit a season-high five home runs in an 11-2 rout of the struggling Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Rookie Paul DeJong homered, singled twice, scored three runs and had three RBIs to help St. Louis snap a three-game skid.
Matt Carpenter and Dexter Fowler connected in succession to cap a four-run sixth inning, Tommy Pham hit a two-run drive in the seventh and Jedd Gyorko added a solo shot in the ninth.
Coming off a four-hit shutout against Philadelphia, Martinez (6-5) gave up one run and four hits. The right-hander has 45 strikeouts over his last five starts. Kevin Gausman (3-6) allowed five runs in 5 2/3 innings.
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