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 The storm brought heavy rains, causing several
roads, including Ottawa at Keokuk and Logan at Lincoln Parkway, to
flood to the point it was hazardous for vehicles. Roads were
temporarily blocked off as city crews cleared debris from storm
drains.
There were several random power outages, with a
large block of homes and businesses in the heart of the city going
down for four to five hours.
The largest power outage occurred at 5:57,
including an area that ran from Ninth Street to Keokuk, Union to
Logan. At 10 a.m. power was restored to the residential area, but
power did not come back up for the Keokuk businesses until 11:18
a.m.
Damage on the city's west side included a
downed telephone line, and several business signs were badly damaged.
EMA director Dan Fulscher said that Lincoln
received the brunt of the storm, with random reports of felled trees
and limbs as well as the power losses, but nothing major.
He said that surrounding communities, although
met with heavy rains, were not reporting in with any significant
damage.
[LDN staff]
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