Raccoon Valley Radio’s Severe Weather Action Team was called into action three times yesterday. The first one was just before 4:30pm, the second time was approximately an hour later, and the final coverage scenario played out right around the 7 o’clock hour.

The first storm brought a single cell through the far northwest corner of Guthrie County, bringing heavy rain and intense thundering, but no hail or strong winds were reported.

The second included just the extreme northern sliver of Dallas County, but no rain, winds or hail were reported.  The warning was allowed to expire 15 minutes early at around 5:45pm.

And finally, the third storm was similar to the second storm in that that hit just a sliver of northern Dallas County, but no rain, winds or hail were reported.  The warning expired at approximately 7:20pm.

Reports came in from around the coverage area during the three storms, including Coon Rapids, Bayard, Guthrie Center, Jefferson and Perry.  Raccoon Valley Radio staff reported live from our stations in Jefferson, Perry and Stuart throughout the duration of the severe storms, keeping in contact with meteorologists from the WeatherEye Weather Center.

In total, six Raccoon Valley Radio staff participated in the live coverage, along with Adair & Guthrie County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Kempf and Coon Rapids Librarian Jan Brower.

No damage was reported during any of the severe storms.