Hail reports 5/20/14
May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
Here are some of the reports of hail that fell during storms the evening of Tue., May 20th 2014 (as compiled by the National Weather Service & scanner reports.)
8-p.m. Pea-to dime-sized hail near Highway 6 and 29th Street in Atlantic (Cass Co. 9-1-1 Director).
7:10-p.m. Golf ball-sized hail 3 miles North of Shelby (Law enforcement report)
4:48-p.m. Quarter-sized hail 4 miles Northeast of Audubon.
4:30-p.m. Penny-sized hail 5 miles southeast of Harlan.
4:25-p.m. Penny-sized hail 3 miles southeast of Shelby and 6 miles southwest of Grey.
There were also numerous reports of penny-to golf ball-sized hail falling Tuesday afternoon and evening in Central Iowa, including the communities of Ames, Woodward, Madrid and Slater. Those same storm cells produce winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour.