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Cedar Falls Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Hail and ground lightning is being indicated on radar in a storm to the west of Cedar Falls and Waterloo.
Heads up: Blackhawk County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 9:15 a.m. for a quick moving storm that has produced half-dollar size hail.
From the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities:
* AT 824 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APLINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD
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...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PARKERSBURG...CEDAR FALLS...STOUT...DIKE...NEW HARTFORD AND WATERLOO AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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