Weekend wind damage mounts up

Jamestown (CSi) Last weekend’s strong thunderstorm’s accompanied by high wind led to damages to structures and trees in Jamestown.

A mobile home at Northland Estates in Northeast Jamestown had a section of the roof peeled off.

Sunday evening the storm led to other damages including trees felled, and, in Northwest Jamestown a tree downed by wind cause nearly a five hour power outage when it took down power lines.
Recent storms that have dropped heavy rain and hail across North Dakota have caused headaches for motorists, farmers and homeowners.

Weekend storms caused widespread crop and building damage in the Killdeer area, where hail piled up like snowbanks. Wahpeton got about 5 inches of rain in 90 minutes, leading to street flooding and trapping at least one motorist.

Bismarck insurance agent Shane Splonskowski says his office has more than 1,300 hail damage claims this year, with many resulting from storms this month.

Heavy rainfall in northern North Dakota has put some pea and bean crops in jeopardy – either washing them out or preventing farmers from spraying for weeds. Renville County Extension Agent LoAyne Voigt (voyt) says all the water also might lead to “phenomenal” crop disease problems.