(National Weather Service) – Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for some counties in western Iowa early today (Friday). The storms brought mainly strong wind and some brief, heavy rain. The National Weather Service in Omaha reported the following gusts of wind were observed at some person weather stations (PWS):

12:55-a.m., 2 miles W of Red Oak (Montgomery Co.), 55 mph gust recorded at the Red Oak Airport (AWOS).
1:16-a.m., 3 miles SE of Pacific Junction, PWS recorded wind gust of 66 mph.
1:24-a.m., 4 miles N/NE of Tabor (Mills Co.), wind gust of 76 mph.
1:34-a.m., 3 miles S. of Malvern (Mills Co.), PWS recorded wind gust of 60 mph.
1:40-a.m., 4 miles S/SW of Hastings (Mills County), PWS wind gust of 62 mph.
1:57-a.m., 4-miles NE of Essex (Page County), a PWS recorded a 72 mph wind gust.
2-a.m., 7-miles NE of Emerson (Montgomery County), a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph
3:04-a.m., Bedford (Taylor County), 57 mph gust at a PWS.