(Le Mars, IA) — Storms packing hail hit several parts of the state Tuesday afternoon and did some major crop damage to thousands of acres in northwest Iowa. Le Mars area farmer Bill Tentinger says he has extensive damage to his corn, especially the rows that run east-west. Tentinger said, “a lot of that in the center of the storm is 100-percent wiped out. It’s sawed off clear down to the ground.” He says that corn was waist high. Photos from the area show hail covering the ground like a snowstorm. Tentinger says he may still try to re-plant his soybean acres because it’s too late to replant the cornfields. The National Weather Service says the largest reported hail was in Linn County near Walker with half dollar-sized stones, while winds topped 66 miles-an- hour near Des Moines in Waukee.
