Thunderstorm Wind in Henry County, Iowa

Wind from the north estimated to be 80 mph. Strong winds lasted for about 20 minutes. Power went out due to the strong winds. A 6 inch diameter tree limb blown down and smaller branches. Also, some scaffolding was blown down.

Several severe thunderstorms developed across much of eastern Iowa on the evening of May 6, 2023. Storms mainly produced hail up to golf ball size. Through the evening, storms merged and weakened in intensity, but not before producing some wind damage across northern and central Lee County. An isolated tornado also occurred in Muscatine County. Heavy rain also fell from storms as some remained stationary for long periods of time. Most notably, locations north and east of Fairfield, Iowa recorded over two inches of rain.