Hail in Greene County, Iowa

Hail May 30, 2023 · Greene County, Iowa

0.88 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Nickel sized hail. Reports of tree limbs of unknown size down in town.

The wider storm

A weak shortwave passed across the area, coincident with a low level plume of moisture. Moderate instability was in place with CAPE around 1500 J/kg but very weak flow and shear. While this meant that storms generally remained sub severe, the storms were also slow moving. One storm that set up over Fort Doge resulted in heavy rain with over three inches observed in one hour. Flooding occurred throughout the town with several road closures and a few stranded vehicles.

Began near Churdan (42.1500, -94.4700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093381. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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