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Rain-laden northwest Iowa storms topple utility poles, trees

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April 25th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Spring thunderstorms that dropped more than 2 inches of rain in some parts of northwest Iowa also damaged some homes and knocked down utility poles and trees. Sioux City television station KTIV reports poles were knocked down near Hornick Sunday afternoon and trees were downed in Linn Grove and Aurelia. Quarter-size hail dented several structures in Cherokee and Woodbury counties.

No injuries have been reported. More than 2 inches of rain was recorded in Orange City but less than a quarter inch in Sioux City.