Funnel Cloud — Crawford, Iowa

2023-04-19 · near Kiron, Crawford, Iowa

Event narrative

Spotters reported a funnel cloud and were unsure of tornado development at time of report.

Wider weather episode

Early morning storms associated with a weakening low resulted in one stronger cell in central Iowa producing quarter sized hail before dawn. Later in the day, a deepening low across the central plains lifted into Iowa with storms developing along a dry line in the evening. These storms produced hail up to baseball sized, along with a brief tornado remained rural and did not cause any damage. Additional convection was reinvigorated overnight thanks to the low level et, but remained sub severe. Areas that received multiple rounds of storms saw two to three inches of much needed rain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089680. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.