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DES MOINES, Iowa —A severe thunderstorm watch was canceled for north-central Iowa, about two hours before its scheduled expiration. The watch remains in effect for parts of northeast Iowa until 4 a.m. Tuesday.

As of 12:45 a.m., these storms are mostly along and east of I-35 and north of US 30.

Strong winds blow over campers in north central Iowa

Cerro Gordo Emergency Management is reporting that numerous campers have been blown over by the strong wind gusts at a Ventura campground. Some of the campers were occupied at the time.

Severe thunderstorm warnings expire

Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for many northwest and north central Iowa counties.

Hardin, Webster, Wright, Franklin, Humboldt, Hamilton, Story, Greene, Calhoun, Carroll and Boone counties are under a warning until 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Emmet, Worth, Kossuth, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Winnebago and Palo Alto counties also until 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. 80 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail is possible.

Emmet, Kossuth and Palo Alto counties are under a warning until 11:45 p.m.

The Spencer Airport reported a 92 mph wind gust at 10:42 p.m.

A severe thunderstorm warning for Webster, Pocahontas, Sac, Calhoun and Humboldt counties is in effect until 11:45 p.m.

Thousands without power in northwest Iowa

Monday night’s strong storms have knocked out the power for thousands of customers in northwest Iowa.

As of 12:25 a.m., MidAmerican Energy’s outage map shows nearly 11,000 customers without power around Storm Lake. Just over 2,000 are without power around Fort Dodge.

The Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives reports just over 1,200 customers without power.

Another round of strong thunderstorms is expected tonight for parts of Iowa.

Much of northern Iowa has now been upgraded to a Level 4 of 5 risk for severe weather tonight.

This risk is mainly driven by the threat of damaging straight-line winds.

Storms formed over South Dakota late this afternoon. During the evening, there’s potential for those storms to merge into a powerful complex that will travel east-southeast into the night.

That storm complex is expected to race into southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, with gusts up to 90 mph possible, along with a few brief tornadoes.

Northwest Iowa could see strong winds before midnight.

Areas farther southeast will be at risk for severe storms from midnight to daybreak, but the overall likelihood of damaging winds drops the farther southeast into Iowa you go.

If these storms grow into a damaging wind cluster tonight, there is the possibility that they meet the requirements for a derecho.

Those requirements include a certain number of severe wind gusts over a certain distance.

Sunday night storms cause damage, power outages in central Iowa

Overnight storms swept through Iowa, leaving behind damage including fallen trees and power outages.

Des Moines police say several major roadways will face impacts due to downed trees or traffic lights that have been knocked out. MLK, Jr. Parkway and Ingersoll Avenue and the Des Moines International Airport entrance are among the busiest areas impacted.

MidAmerican Energy was reporting 20,100 customers in the Des Moines metro without power as of 6:35 a.m. Monday. By 10 a.m., that number was down to about 2,300.

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