Thunderstorm Wind — Monroe, Iowa

2024-04-27 · near Lovilia, Monroe, Iowa

Event narrative

Power pole and lines down on Highway 5 a mile and a half north of town.

Wider weather episode

Another robust shortwave passed across the area. The warm front draped across the area provided the focus for thunderstorm development in the afternoon. Initial more discrete convection developed with and environment supportive of large hail with sufficient instability and large looping hodographs favoring rotating updrafts. The storms grew upscale into the early evening, producing a line of storms with damaging wind gusts across southern Iowa.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170878. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.