Hail — Audubon, Iowa

2022-04-23 · near Imballton, Audubon, Iowa

Event narrative

Public report of quarter sized hail via social media. Delayed report, time estimated via radar.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed along a cold front in the early morning hours, with quarter sized hail and a few stronger winds gusts reported in central Iowa around sunrise. This pushed east of the area by mid morning and temperatures warmed. This allowed for deep mixing and non-thunderstorm associated wind gusts of 50 to over 60 mph occurred across the area through the afternoon. In the evening a secondary front passed across the state, with daytime heating allowing for more robust convection to develop. The bowing, linear storm system primarily produced a swath of wind gusts and damage, however a few smaller hail reports were made.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1021493. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.