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NWS Storm & precipitation report 10/1/19

Weather

October 1st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

3:20-p.m. – Tornado seen 3 miles south/southwest of Red Oak (Storm Chaser report)
3:29-p.m. – Tornado 1 mile s/sw of Red Oak…very short duration. No damage (Montgomery County EMA report)
3:35-p.m. – Tornado 3 miles E. of Shenandoah. Brief touchdown. No damage. (Storm Chaser report)
4:05-p.m. – Hail dime-to Quarter size in Orient, along w/some minor tree damage. (public report)
4:12-p.m. – 1.75” (golf ball size) hail 3 miles E/NE of Orient (trained spotter report)
4:33-p.m. – 1.5” diameter (ping-pong ball size) hail 8 miles N. of Macksburg (EMA report)
4:55-p.m. – Funnel cloud 5 miles NW of Patterson (Madison Co.) (Spotter report)

6:45-p.m. – 5 miles E/SE of Bedford: 3 or 4 large trees uprooted, one fell on the spotters house. several other trees limbs down throughout the neighborhood. time estimated by radar.