(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency reports strong winds and freezing drizzle are causing power lines to gallop which in turn is creating the sporadic power outages across the area. Use caution when driving today and be mindful of power outages and/or downed power lines if you encounter them.

As of 2:45-p.m., the Nishnabotna Valley Rural Electric Cooperative reported 5 customers were without power in Pottawattamie County; 14 were without power in Shelby County. Raccon Valley Electric Co-Op in Carroll County has 131 customers in the dark.

MidAmerican Energy said 2,149 of its customers were without power in southwest Iowa: