Burlington, Ft. Madison suffer weekend breakdowns
Iowans were still in recovery after weekend storms downed power lines, with 100,000 residents across the state still waiting Monday for service resumption.
/ Alliantenergy.com
Iowans may have to wait a while to get full power restored after weekend storm-related outages. Parts of Ft. Madison were still without power on Monday but, according to Mayor Steve Ireland, most of them should have full service restored by tonight. But power provider Alliant said some parts of Iowa won't be back in service until mid-week or later.
According to the AP, 100,000 Iowa residents remained without power on Monday. Lee County was added to the governor's list of Federal Disaster Areas, and 20 percent of that count was still without power. It could take Alliant up to a week to get everyone back fully on line.
Burlington and Ft. Madison first reported major power outages because of the storm Saturday night. By 2 p.m. Monday,7,500 Burlington residents remained without power while Ft. Madison had 1,800 customers still in the dark. The entire town of Donnellson was without power after the storm downed a major transmission line. Keokuk was reported in good shape.
Alliant officials said 650 crews from across the Midwest were working to help restore service. Despite the upheaval, officials in Lee County said all went according to plan with no injuries reported from the downed power lines.
Around 11.30 Saturday morning most of Burlington and West Burlington lost power. Heavy ice broke tree branches all over the city .
Two overnight shelters were set up Saturday in Ft. Madison for anyone who needed them.
If you have medical needs you should go to the front entrance of the Fort Madison Community Hospital.
Everybody else should go to the Iowan Motel. If you go to the Iowan you will need to bring your own bedding. Food may not be available.
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