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Thousands without electricity in Des Moines metro

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UP IN JUST A COUPLE MINUTES, BUT WE’RE ALSO SEEING SOME POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT. THIS IS A MIDAMERICAN ENERGY OUTAGE MAP. MORE THAN 3000 HOUSEHOLDS AROUND THE DES MOINES METRO AREA ARE WITHOUT POWER RIGHT NOW.

Thousands without electricity in Des Moines metro

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Updated: 10:25 PM CST Nov 25, 2025

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Several thousand residents in the western part of the Des Moines metro are without electricity on Tuesday night.As of 10:30 p.m., MidAmerican Energy Co. shows outages affecting just over 4,300 customers. The majority of the affected customers appear to be in the Grimes/Urbandale/Johnston and Waukee/Clive/West Des Moines areas.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Several thousand residents in the western part of the Des Moines metro are without electricity on Tuesday night.

As of 10:30 p.m., MidAmerican Energy Co. shows outages affecting just over 4,300 customers.

The majority of the affected customers appear to be in the Grimes/Urbandale/Johnston and Waukee/Clive/West Des Moines areas.

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