A strong storm passed through Iredell County this afternoon.  I recorded a 31 mph wind gust here and received about an inch and a half of rain from the storm.  I’m sure that the wind blew harder than that in some places.  I took a drive after the storm passed and some many small limbs that were blown down.  The line of storms passed through the entire county and the NWS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Iredell and many other surrounding counties.  One report from Mecklenburg County reported penny sized hail and a 64 mph wind gust.  Here is a picture I snapped of the black clouds right before the storm hit:  Have any storm or damage pictures?  Email them to me and I’ll put them up for everyone to see.  Email them to:  gregg @ statesvilleweather.net (remove the spaces)

8-5-2009 Rainbow