Severe Storm Pounds Mahaska County
Colleen Squires shares a picture of the hail they collected shortly after the storm passed through Mahaska County in the early morning (photo submitted)
Beacon, Iowa- *** UPDATE ***
Updated: Mahaska County Emergency Management has added a page to their website for residents to report damage they may have. They ask that you please report damages, no matter how minor it may be, with the information only being shared with the State Emergency Management Office and the National Weather Service. You can go directly to the page by following this LINK http://mahaskaready.com/Storm_Damage.html and they ask that you email photo’s from last night to ema@mahaskacounty.org
Original Story
A severe storm bring 60 mph winds and hail the size of golf balls and reaching two inches in size pounded the county shortly after 4:15 a.m.
Residents at first light were checking their cars and trucks for damage. Roofs, air conditioners, potted plants were just some of the early reports of damage. Leaves seem to be plastered to most everything as the hail and winds did their share of damage to the trees.
Even now, nearly 4 hours after the storm started, the remains of the hail can still be found in the grass and other protected areas.
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