Crops are expected to recover despite the powerful storm yesterday morning.

Experts say corn that was pushed to its side should be ok, thanks to the fact that the damage happened before the corn began tasseling.

Leaf loss from hail is also less of an issue at this point in the growing season.

The Southern Research Outreach Center in Waseca reported two and a half inches of rain yesterday morning, and recorded an unofficial max wind gust of 45 miles per hour.

Tom Hoverstad, Crop Scientist for the Southern Outreach Research Center, says, "The unusual thing about this storm was the rain came first, with wind afterwards. So that saturated soil, corn just kind of fell over. I expect that to straighten up and in a couple of days you won't even notice that."

The one current hazard: at temperatures around 80 degrees, corn can only survive a day or two in standing water.

Source - http://www.keyc.com/

Crops are expected to recover despite the powerful storm yesterday morning. Experts say corn that was pushed to its side should be ok, thanks to the fact that the damage happened before the corn began tasseling. Leaf loss from hail is also less of an issue at this point in the growing season. The Southern Research Outreach Center in Waseca reported two and a half inches of rain yesterday morning, and recorded an unofficial max wind gust of 45 miles per hour.

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