Winter Storm in Pocahontas, Iowa

Winter Storm January 28, 2023 · Pocahontas, Iowa

What the National Weather Service wrote

Combination of at least 4 inches of snow and wind gusts over 40 mph.

The wider storm

A low underwent lee cyclogenesis east of the Rockies, lifting towards Iowa and bringing a band of snow across central to northern Iowa. Snow amounts were in the four to six inch range, but were accompanied by wind gusts of 40 to 47 mph throughout the event thanks to a tight pressure gradient across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1075293. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.