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Authorities suspect tornado damaged Iowa farmstead

News, Weather

May 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ADAIR, Iowa (AP) — Authorities suspect a tornado destroyed a house and damaged other buildings on a farmstead in southwest Iowa’s Adair County. No injuries have been reported. The incident was reported around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, 2 miles east-southeast of Adair. The National Weather Service says debris from the farmstead landed on Interstate 80. The tornado sighting has not yet been confirmed.

Law enforcement reported to KJAN that numerous power poles were down this morning across rural roads in eastern Cass County. A motorist drove over one of the power lines at around 4-a.m. on Glendale/Fairview Road, between 750th (Highway 148) and 760th Streets.