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Region cleans up from hailstorm
Counties report widespread damage; tornado spotted
by Marshall White
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Around Lake Viking Monday, it looked like fall came early as leaves covered roads and lawns after Sunday’s severe weather.

“There were all kinds of hail reports, but the biggest I saw was golf ball size,” said Sally Zerbe, a Lake Viking Association employee.

The National Weather Service at Pleasant Hill verified reports of softball- and grapefruit-sized hail in the Lake Viking area on Sunday, said Andy Bailey, a Pleasant Hill meteorologist who toured Daviess County on Monday.

Hail smashed windows, skylights, roof vents and a lot of vinyl, Ms. Zerbe said.

“There probably won’t be a roof at Lake Viking that won’t have sustained some damage,” said Tom Lemmon, an agent for American Family Insurance.

A super cell with strong winds, rain, hail and tornadoes crossed from eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska into Holt County Sunday evening, traveling east.

Substantial amounts of hail pounded Forest City and Oregon, breaking numerous vehicle windows, said Rhonda Hunziger, Holt County’s emergency management coordinator.

Andrew County dodged the bullet, said Roger Latham, the county’s emergency management coordinator. The potential was there for tornadoes but nothing came out of the clouds except hail.

“You could hear the hail coming from the west and it just got bigger and bigger from a pea size,” Mr. Latham said.

The Vortex 2 team of university and government researchers studying tornadoes verified that a tornado did touch down briefly near Amity in DeKalb County, Mr. Bailey said. That happened at 8:13 p.m. Sunday, and there was tree damage, he said.

Missouri Route W remains narrowed to one lane about a mile west of Missouri Route D due to a washout around a culvert, said Holly Murphy, a Missouri Department of Transportation spokeswoman.

To no one’s surprise, the 102 River flooded Missouri Highway 48 and Missouri Route C at Rosedale.

After passing through Lake Viking and Daviess County, the storm continued east into Gentry County. Missouri Route H in Gentry County is closed four miles south of Darlington due to a culvert washout.

The storm’s last gasp Sunday in Northwest Missouri included some 65 to 70 mph winds south of Trenton and north of Chula, Mr. Bailey said.

The National Weather Service says there is a chance for severe thunderstorms tonight.

Marshall White can be reached at marshall@npgco.com.

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