Severe storms briefly swept through Washington County Sunday morning. At 9:19a.m. The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of Washington, Louisa and Johnson Counties in Southeast Iowa, with the storm located over the city of Riverside. Radar indicated hazards included 60mph winds and quarter-sized hail. A storm spotter in Riverside reported they observed quarter-sized hail just after 9:30a.m. The cities of Riverside, Hills and Lone Tree all reported one tenth of inch of rain as the system moved through.

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