Thunderstorm Wind in Taylor County, Iowa

An outbuilding destroyed with walls of the structure falling on the adjacent home. Images relayed via broadcast media on social media. Delayed report, time estimated via social media.

A shortwave trough lifted out of the central plains and into Iowa in the afternoon. Scattered convection on the leading edge of the trough produced a couple damaging wind gusts and hail thanks to moderate instability around 1500 J/kg and dry low levels. As the column saturated the instability diminished and reduced the threat for severe storms but increasing the rainfall efficiency as the system congealed into a mesoscale convective system overnight. A widespread two to three inches of rain fell across the area. No flash flooding was reported and while appreciated, the rain did little to reduce the expanding drought impacts.