Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
High-speed winds blast northwest Iowa
It wasn't fog making visibility difficult around Hartley on April 14. Dirt and dust blasted by 50 mph wind gusts blocked the horizon in some areas. Here, it conceals a grove northwest of town.
Wind turbines northwest of Hartley provided a solid marker for just how hazy the wind was making things on April 14. Pictured here, a livestock hauler crawls down a gravel road amid the blustery onslaught late Thursday morning.
Denizens of northwest Iowa were advised to keep their mouths closed and eyes shut tight April 14 due to high-speed winds that ripped through the region.
Dirt and dust in the air made the sky hazy throughout the day as steady wind gusts of 50 mph or greater blew through. According to the National Weather Service's Sioux Falls bureau, the Spencer airport reported wind speeds topping out at 60 mph.
Things gradually died down over the next two days, but Sunday presented its own surprise – a snowy Easter.
