Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind April 27, 2024 · Monroe County, Iowa

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Lovilia (41.1400, -92.9100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1170878. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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