By Dan Bechtold, Editor
A powerful storm with dangerous winds ripped through Tripp County Sunday night.
There was a tornado warning issued for Winner but it expired at about 9 p.m. Rain, thunder, lighting and strong winds were recorded in Winner. At one point the wind speed was 76 miles per hour.
Winner received .56 inches of rain.
However, there were other places that received a lot more rain.
Tresh Swedlund who lives west and north of Winner along Highway 183 received 5.25 inches of rain in an hour and twenty-five minutes.
Persons in the Ideal area received over five inches of rain. The wind in this area was so strong that it blew the roof off the former Ideal School. The wind gusts at Ideal were recorded at 71 miles.
There were reports of the power off in the Ideal area.
Also, south of Winner residents were without power for a time during the storm. The power in Winner remained on as the wind blew Sunday night.
North of the Colome area a tornado was spotted around 9 p.m. and the sirens went off in Colome. The tornado did not touch the ground.
In Tripp County, there reports of water over the road. In fact, on Highway 183 near the Ideal turnoff, cattails were washed onto the highway.
Monday crews from the Tripp County Highway department were inspecting roads for damage.
Prior to the storm, Sunday’s temperatures were very hot and humid providing energy for the storm to build.
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