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Preliminary Storm reports from 8/11/16

Weather

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

830 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..
0808 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW ATLANTIC 08/11/2016 M59 MPH CASS IA AWOS REPORTED AT the Atlantic Airport.

Huge tree down south of the intersection of 7th & Olive just before 8-p.m. Thursday, blocked the southbound lane. (Ric Hanson photo)

Huge tree down south of the intersection of 7th & Olive just before 8-p.m. Thursday, blocked the southbound lane. (Ric Hanson photo)

I-80 westbound east of exit 60 (62 mile marker) one lane is blocked due to a electronic message sign on the interstate! (Update 9-p.m.: the sign has been pushed out of the traveled portion of the road)

0805 PM TSTM WND DMG BAYARD 08/11/2016 GUTHRIE IA EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. 4 TO 6 IN LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0846 PM TSTM WND DMG ADEL
08/11/2016 DALLAS IA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT DALLAS COUNTY. CITIES AFFECTED
INCLUDE ADEL, DALLAS CENTER, REDFIELD, AND
DEXTER. TREE LIMB ON EM’S ROOF. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM WHEN STORM HIT ADEL.