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Severe Storms pound western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska overnight – again -

Severe storms that formed in Nebraska early this morning raced into western Iowa, causing the National Weather Service to issue  Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings for some areas (including in Shelby, Pottawattamie, Monona, Harrison and Cass Counties), where radar detected rotation in the atmosphere. The storms reached western Shelby County  at around 2:45-a.m., bringing heavy rain and damaging winds that caused some large tree limbs to fall and block the roads.  Winds were the primary factor in the damage that occurred, with sustained gusts estimated at anywhere from 60-miles per hour in Glenwood, to 75-miles per hour in Greenfield, where they are trying to recover from Tuesday’s deadly EF-4 tornado.  A Wind gust of 85 mph was reported in Portsmouth. 

The Weather service reports:
Shingles were blown off a roof or roofs in Glenwood at around 2:49-a.m.
A semi was overturned by gusty winds 5 miles N/NW of Pacific Junction, at around 2:57-a.m.
The City of Elliott lost power at around 3:30-a.m.
Winds gusted to 61 mph 8 miles SW of Cumberland at 3:45-a.m.
Dime-size hail along with 70-75 mph winds were reported in Greenfield, at around 4:15-a.m.
There were no immediate reports of injuries associated with this latest round of severe weather.