Story Created:
Aug 9, 2009 at 11:31 AM CST
Story Updated:
Aug 9, 2009 at 8:29 PM CST
KCRG-TV9’s First Alert Storm Team Meteorologist Josh Baynes says there's a threat of another round of severe weather tonight.
Storm chances will continue into the overnight hours and some have a slight chance of being severe as a cold front pushes through the region.
Once the front passes, it will be a little less humid as dewpoints drop. On Monday, a few storms may pop up and highs will likely be in the 80s. Looking at the rest of the coming week, it appears to be dry with gradually warming temperatures back close to 90.
View the current watches & warnings.
KCRG-TV9 FIRST ALERT PINPOINT DOPPLER RADAR.
Hail, strong winds and power outages reported from first two rounds of stormsTwo rounds of severe weather moved across Iowa today with strong winds and hail causing some damage.
Widespread reports of hail from ping pong to golf ball size and winds up to 70 miles per hour were common across the region.
According to the Alliant Energy outage map, about 2,100 customers are without power in Hardin County, 450 in Grundy County, 62 in Marshall County and about 14 in Tama County following this line of thunderstorms.
About 1,200 customers were without power in Linn County at one time. That number was reduced to one at about 5 p.m.
Eldora hit hard, emergency disaster proclamation issuedFlash flood warningThere have been reports that one to three inches of rain had already fallen in many areas, especially along and north of Highway 20. Additional storms are expected to develop and move over the area into this evening.
A flash flood warning was issued for Buchanan, Delaware and Dubuque counties.
More damage reportsIn Buchanan County, there are reports of damage near Rowley with roofs off barns, damage at an implement dealer and large tree limbs down.
In Dubuque County, there is an unverified reports of wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour and golf ball size hail that fell north of Dyersville.
Reports of downed trees and power lines have been reported in Black Hawk County.
In Calhoun County, there are reports that a large tree, estimated 1 foot in diameter was blown over onto car in the town of Somers. A trained spotter also reported a modular home lost part of its roof and the west side of the home due to high winds. There are also reports of extensive tree, window, roof and crop damage all around Somers.
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