![]() Sunday, however, the Huskies were far from the court, at the home of Cecilia Lloyd, 72, who was killed in the tornado.Īn overturned Cadillac rested where a three-car garage used to be. 5 seed Marion (19-5) in the Class 3A boys state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. When a devastating tornado hit Winterset Saturday, members of the Winterset Huskies boys basketball team sprang to action. On Sunday, they were cleaning up tornado damage Winterset boys basketball plays in the state tournament Tuesday. The most amount of snow is predicted to happen in southeast Iowa, although Winterset and Chariton, two of the cities most affected by Saturday's tornadoes and severe weather, are included in the NWS map. MORE: What is a 'wedge' tornado and did we see one in Iowa on Saturday? "Be prepared for possible slick roads," NWS said in a tweet. from Sunday night to early Monday morning. NWS Des Moines says to be prepared for winter weather Sunday night Parts of the treehouse and gazebo were blown onto neighboring property, and pieces of neighbors' property are now in the Millers' yard. "My daughter and I tore it down, pulled all the nails out, salvaged all the wood and built a two-story treehouse. Our daughter asked what we were going to do with it. "We'll probably put something out there (to replace it)," Von said. "The sad thing is, when we added onto this house, we had an old two-story garage that was kind of pulling off. While their house took less severe damage, the treehouse destroyed in the tornado held special meaning for the family. "We are very fortunate and very lucky that our house is still livable," Von said. "The neighbors lost their roof, two houses down she lost her whole house. MORE: As they clean up, Iowans share harrowing stories of destruction, survival from Saturday's tornadoes and severe weather ![]() Saturday and expect to be without power for a couple weeks, as several of the utility poles holding power lines in their neighborhood either snapped or were leveled completely. "We both grew up on farms in Iowa," Chris Miller said. "If it wasn't like right outside your house, you just stood outside and watched it." Now, on Sunday, friends and family have gathered to help the Millers clean up downed trees and the wreckage that remains of the family's gazebo and treehouse. This was the first tornado the couple had experienced while living in their Pleasant Hill home, but both were prepared for the storms. Sheltering in their basement during Saturday's tornadoes, Von and Chris Miller of Pleasant Hill had no idea what kind of damage their property would sustain. 4:17 p.m. A meaningful treehouse stood no chance during Saturday's tornadoes ![]() Sunday night's anticipated snowfall may slow crews down, with some residents expected to be without power through at least tomorrow, Greenwood said. At its peak Saturday, MidAmerican reports that about 10,500 customers were affected. MidAmerican reports fewer than 1,000 still without powerĪbout 800 customers are still without power primarily in the southern and southeastern parts of the Des Moines metro, said MidAmerican Media Relations Manager Geoff Greenwood.Īs of 4:30 p.m., 558 of those customers are in Des Moines and greater Polk County and 157 are in Norwalk and greater Warren County.
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