DAVENPORT, Iowa — Update at 8:13 a.m. on Monday, July 3: Power has been restored to most MidAmerican customers in the Quad Cities area.
Update 9:15 p.m.: A MidAmerican spokesperson said two callers reported a lightning strike at a pole near 28th and State in Bettendorf. That outage is affecting around 970 customers since 7:42 p.m. Crews are actively making repairs but the energy company did not have an estimated time of restoration.
Over in Moline, around 535 customers were without power from a downed tree on an overhead line. That power was restored in less than an hour.
Update 8 p.m.: Close to 1,800 MidAmerican customers are now without power in the Quad Cities metro, as of 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Close to 730 MidAmerican customers are without power in the Quad Cities metro, according to the energy company's Outage Map.
It comes after strong storms and heavy rain swept through the area Tuesday evening. News 8 has reached out to MidAmerican for additional information.
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