Alright, I can call it severe weather beings there were warnings issued on it at least. A ‘decent’ storm came into the area within the last half hour, bringing fairly gusty winds and some decent rainfall. This storm came from the northeast, first forming near the IA/MN border to the north of Spencer, IA. It moved off to the southeast, first going severe when it reached the Fort Dodge area. Local storm report indicated that a large tree had been blown over the road near highway 169 to the west. This prompted the warnings as DMX indicated that the storm might be capable of severe winds in excess of 60 mph. Actual wind measurements indicate Fort Dodge airport with a 38 mph gust, Nevada with a 37 mph gust and Ames Airport with a 35 mph wind gust. This storm was quite quick moving, therefore even with decent rainfall rates, only a couple hundreths to near a tenth of an inch is expected with the storm. This storm has since weakend and all of the warnings have been cancelled for it.
In the end, a nice storm to see with lightning and decent thunder. Keeps the hopes up for a fall chase!!
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