From: "Mary Jo Kruse" 
Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 00:00:43 -0500
Subject: Manson Hail Storm

East side of Manson, Iowa.  The west side of town had no hail cover on
the ground but did recieve hail.  The east side recieved hail for more
than 30 minutes accumulating to about 2 inches of ground cover.  The
sizes of the stones varied from pea sized to as large as golf balls.
There were no immediate reports of broken windows or heavy damage from
the hail stones.  The hail accumulated in the streets with water to
create the "icebergs".  Heavy steam was seen coming off the ground as the
ice began to melt.

Hail began at 10:15 and ended around 10:45.

The photos were taken by Adam Ramthun