4/12/2014 Waverly, IA Hailstones

A severe thunderstorm in Central Iowa produces golf ball hail and brings much needed rainfall to the increasingly drought plagued Midwestern region.
Filmed near Waverly, Iowa in the late afternoon.

Scene 1: Ominous clouds with a rain gauge.

Scene 2: Empty rain gauge in rural Iowa hinting at the growing drought conditions.

Scene 3: A collection of hail stones with the storm that produced them in the back ground.

Scene 4: A handful of golf ball and half dollar hail stones near Waverly, Iowa.

Scene 5: Wide shot of traffic with more golf ball hail stones.

Scene 6: Narrow shot of traffic with gold ball hail.

Scene 7: Storms near Waverly, Iowa at sunset.