Severe storms battered western and southwest Iowa this morning with winds in excess of 60-mph and large hail. Here are some recent reports from the National Weather Service:

10:38-a.m. 3 miles S/SE of Thayer in Union County: 1.7″ of rain.

8:01-a.m. 1″ diameter hail 2 miles SW of Tingley in Ringgold County

7:00-a.m. Bedford: 2.74″ of rain

7:30-a.m. 4 miles S/SW of Brayton: 1.63″ of rain.

6:48-a.m. estimated 60-mph wind gust 3 miles E/SE of Dexter in Madison County

6:40-a.m. 6-to 8-inch tree branches down in Menlo, winds estimated at 70-mph

6:37-a.m. 10-to 12-inch diameter tree limbs blocking roads in Stuart

6:33-a.m. 5 miles W/NW of Gravity in Taylor County: large tree down at the intersection of Franklin Ave, & 175th Street, NW of Bedford.

6:29-a.m.  1-inch diameter hail 5 miles N. of New Market, in Taylor County.

6:23-a.m. 62-mph wind gust recorded on a home weather station 5 miles NW of Creston

6:22-a.m.  10-to 12-inch diameter tree branches down in Casey

6:20-a.m. Tree limbs down in Clarinda, some landed on power lines

6:19-a.m.  61-mph wind gust recorded on a home weather station 3-miles w. of Anita