Worthington received quarter-inch of needed moisture

Worthington received a total of .25 inches of precipitation, including one and a half inches of snow, as a result of this week's winter weather, according to measurements taken Wednesday morning at the Worthington Wastewater Treatment Plant.

There was a little more precip to the south, as Sheldon, Iowa recorded .64 inches of moisture and two inches of snow. High winds were common across the region, as the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls reported gusts of 55 mph in Worthington and a gust of 62 mph in Spencer, Iowa.

Blizzard conditions knocked out power Tuesday night for around 570 Federated Rural Electric members in Jackson County.

According to officials from Federated, the outage lasted from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The co-op members affected were served by the Wilder substation.

Federated officials said ITC’s transmission line north of Lakefield brings power to the Wilder substation. Federated line crews worked to restore power isolating the problem with the transmission line.