Over 500 outages reported in Cherokee, IA area

CHEROKEE, Iowa (KTIV) — Hundreds of people in Northwest Iowa are without power Tuesday night in the midst of winter weather.

MidAmerican Energy’s Outage Map shows an estimated 568 customers are without power in the area of Cherokee. The outage was reported around 7:20 p.m. and an official cause has not been released.

Cherokee County Emergency Management says a MidAmerican Energy crew is en route to address the power outage. They advise residents without power to keep their doors and blinds closed to conserve heat.

Also without power is the town of Kingsley, Iowa. The outage map shows an estimated 446 customers are without power in that community.

The cause of the outage has not been released, and power is expected to return around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday.

There are also hundreds of customers without power in Sac County with the outages being reported in Lytton, Sac City and throughout the rural areas.

Other power outages are reported in Calhoun, Carroll and Palo Alto Counties, but none of those counties have more than 100 customers without power.

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