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   General Overview
 
   What: Isolated thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening hours ahead of a storm system that was moving southeastward across eastern Iowa and Illinois. The strongest of these thunderstorms produced large hail and strong gusty winds.
  When: late afternoon and evening hours on July 13, 2015
  Rainfall Amounts: A few hundredths to three quarters of an inch
  Hail Sizes: nickel to softball
  Wind Speeds: 50 to 60 MPH
  Hardest Hit Areas: Calamus. Grand Mound, and LeClaire Iowa as well as Geneseo Illinois for hail. Memphis and Rutledge Missouri as well as Hennepin Illinois for wind gusts.
 
 
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Local Rainfall
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Local Storm Reports
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   Preliminary Local Storm Reports - Courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM)
 
 
   Pictures
   Pictures of hail and hail damage in Calamus Iowa
     
   
   
 
   
   Rainfall Reports (RTPDVN - LCODVN) - Courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM)
 
 
 
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   Pre-Event Discussions - Courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM)
 
Below are links to the most recent Hazardous Weather Outlook, Area Forecast Discussion, SPC Day 1 Outlook, and
SPC Mesoscale Discussion before the event began.
 
 
 
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