The Governor has issued disaster proclamations for Hancock, O’Brien, Osceola and Sioux Counties after strong storms through last night packing winds clocked from 70 to 100 MPH. Sioux County Emergency Management Coordinator Ryan De Kruyf says it hit there around 9:15p-m.
Some 10-thousand homes were without power and De Kruyf says crews are working to get that restored.
Garner Mayor Tim Schmidt saw the same type of damage in his Hancock County town in north-central Iowa.
He says you couldn’t get anywhere right after the storm hit.
Schmidt says it’s going to take a lot of work clearing the large number of trees.
