Phil Garrett, a farmer in northeast Davis County, saw damage to his house and lost all the crops on his 470-acre farm.

“Most of the crop is destroyed. The ground is a mess. The oats are flat, beans are gone and corn is nothing but a stump right now,” said Garrett.

In the 1970s, a hail storm hit Garrett’s farm, causing similar damage.

“It could be a lot worse; there’s people that go through a lot worse then what this is,” said Garrett. “It’s something that everybody doesn’t see everyday, people haven’t seen corn beat down to an inch stub.”

Garrett said it might be worth it to replant beans. When the storm hit in the 1970s, he replanted and saw a 60-75 percent yield.

“If the weather would change, which it hasn’t yet, we could replant beans, but I won’t replant any corn,” he said.

Pat Shaver can be reached at (641) 683-5360 or via e-mail at p.shaver@ottumwacourier.com.