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SVR TSTRM WARNING: MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 5:15-PM

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April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

427 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…MADISON COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 424 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WINTERSET…OR 24 MILES WEST OF INDIANOLA…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 92 AND PITCHER ROAD.  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…WINTERSET…NORWALK…PATTERSON…ST. CHARLES…BEVINGTON…