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[STORMREPORTS] Tornado, Lightning Fatality, Big/Deep Hail Wednesday

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Thu Aug 22 2002 - 09:20:27 EDT

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--A tornado touched down in Muscatine, Iowa. A few buildings were
               damaged or destroyed on the east side of highway 38.
Numerous trees
               were damaged at the Municipal Golf Course. No injuries
have been
               reported.
--A funnel cloud was sighted 2 miles north of Blue Grass, Iowa.
--1.75-inch hail fell for 15 minutes 10 miles northeast of Zeona,
               South Dakota
--A farmer was struck by lightning and killed Wednesday afternoon
               while working in his field near Bonita Springs, Florida.
--An abundance of pea-sized hail fell in Geyser, Montana. The hail
               was formed into drifts 8-10 inches deep. 2.80 inches of
rain also
               was reported in just 20 minutes. 

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