Thunderstorm Wind — Des Moines, Iowa

2023-06-02 · near (brl)burlington Muni, Des Moines, Iowa

Event narrative

Burlington Iowa's airport reported a severe wind gust.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms moved over Iowa, Missouri, and western Illinois the afternoon of June 2nd. A few of these produced localized downburst winds. Burlington Iowa saw a strong wind gust from one of these storms, that reached severe levels.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1100362. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.