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6. I woke up at 3:30 this morning to sounds of Midamerican Energy reconnecting our electricity.

Tue Aug 11, 2020, 12:53 PM

Aug 2020

We were out for 18 hours.

Top 1/3 of our tree took out the power. Now I have a $2000 tree problem to deal with.

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Now that was one hell of a storm [View all] rurallib Aug 2020 OP

It wasn't as bad as I expected in Indiana up by the Michigan border. Glamrock Aug 2020 #1

That was a wild one. madaboutharry Aug 2020 #2

We got our power back at 9:30 pm. SharonClark Aug 2020 #3

Looks like I will have an apple tree that will have to come down rurallib Aug 2020 #4

In Columbus, Ohio, we got a little rain. luvs2sing Aug 2020 #5

We live in southeast Iowa - we missed the very worst of the storm rurallib Aug 2020 #8

Power back last Tuesday late Bettie Aug 2020 #9

good to hear rurallib Aug 2020 #10

Aside from the Covid Bettie Aug 2020 #11

Yes it was quite a storm JPPaverage Aug 2020 #12

I hear you on those traffic lights rurallib Aug 2020 #13