Storm brings damage, power outages, flooding to region
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While tornado warnings were issued for the storm, Heitkamp said, it is unclear if the damage through the area was actually caused by a twister. He also said that because of the conditions of the storm, it was not possible to definitively say there wasn't a tornado, either.
"Though we issued tornado warnings with the storm, there is no confirmation from the damage that we've seen that a tornado occurred," Heitkamp said. "Because the heavy rain washed out a lot of the signatures."
The bottom line, he said, is that the winds were extremely strong.
"At this point it really doesn't matter; wind is wind. It's difficult to get confirmation at that time of night. You can't see and we don't want people running to their windows to look," Heitkamp said.
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"We're flooded again. We have roads we fixed up that we don't have anymore. The town of
A large tree branch sits at the corner of
A large tree branch sits at the corner of
Hoffman said several other communities suffered tree damage during the storm, and power outages occurred when either poles were blown over or tree branches fell on lines. He also said in a case of bad timing, a router with the county 911 service went out Tuesday and wasn't repaired until about
"Our 911 service was down (in Hutchinson County) this morning. We didn't have any communications other than the police departments, who have their own communication. Technology is great, but you used to have a hard line," Hoffman said. "It really straps you. Then you start doing it the old way."
The outage was unrelated to the storm, he said.
Other damage in the county included silos that were damaged southwest of
"It was a mess," she said. "I got here at about
Murtha also said that there was no apparent damage to the new courthouse building under construction on the west side of town. County staff expect to begin moving into the new building in October. After talking to the construction foreman, she said it appeared the new structure was undamaged, although construction work was on hold due to the power outage.
"It's all good," Murtha said. "I had to hurry and get here to see if it was OK, and everything is OK."
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"We came straight here and then gained another job on the south side of town,"
Part of a tree had fallen onto the south side of the
"It didn't come all the way through," Werning said. "We're lucky, it could have been much worse."
"We lost Delmont, Olivet, Scotland and Kaylor totally, and part of
Dimock and Ethan also experienced outages due to the storm, he said.
Glanzer said the storm winds knocked lines from poles and, in some cases, knocked the poles themselves down. Crews from the northern division of the company, who had just finished repair work from a recent storm in their own territory, were helping local
He said most customers had their service restored by noon Wednesday, and Olivet was expected to have power restored by midafternoon. Other small outages were expected to be resolved by the evening, he said.
"We're hoping to have everything back together by sundown," Glanzer said.
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With storm season in full swing, Glanzer asked customers to remember to think safety when it comes to downed power lines.
"If the line's down, treat it like it's live. Don't assume it's dead," Glanzer said. "And if you can't remember our line, call 911 and they'll help you get ahold of us."
Heitkamp said there was nothing particularly unusual about the storms that struck Wednesday morning, but reminded people that summer weather can turn serious quickly and to always be alert for warnings.
"There is nothing that is causing these storms to be more severe, other than the fact that the way the heat is built in, that kind of minimizes storms forming during the day and makes it more favorable during the night hours," he said. "The main thing is when people go to bed they should have some method to receive warnings in case they are issued and to stay up to date with weather information the entire time."
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