Thunderstorm Wind — Winnebago, Iowa

2022-07-05 · near Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa

Event narrative

Trees 12 inches in diameter down and power lines down. A few trees uprooted. Time estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

A derecho swept across South Dakota and into Iowa on the evening of July 5th. This resulted in a swath of wind gust from 50 to 65 plus mph resulting in a number of power outages, tree damage, and a few damaged structures. A brief tornado occurred near Estherville with minor damage. As the bowing thunderstorm complex reach central Iowa the gusts had dropped below severe criteria given the less favorable environment with decreased deep layer shear.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1041491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.