Thunderstorm Wind — Henry, Iowa

2022-03-05 · near Rome, Henry, Iowa

Event narrative

A trained spotter reporter reported a large tree was uprooted. The time of the event was estimated using radar.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms tracked across all of eastern Iowa during the late afternoon and evening of Saturday March 5, 2022. Thunderstorms initially developed in southwest Iowa, and moved across central Iowa during the afternoon hours before reaching, our area after 600 PM. Initially, storms produced large hail and tornadoes over central Iowa, before the threat evolved more into damaging winds and tornadoes as storms moved into eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. Winds around 60-75 MPH were reported from trained spotters and first responders, with confirmed reports of damage in some locations. EF-1 tornadoes occurred near Davenport and Vinton.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1016832. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.