Thunderstorm Wind — Cass, Iowa

2024-05-07 · near Atlantic Arpt, Cass, Iowa

Wider weather episode

After a line of storms producing damaging winds and tornadoes passed across the area in the morning, a second wave passed over the area. The wave lacked strong forcing and present weak instability, but deep layer shear was high. At the same time, moisture fueling storm development did not make it closer to the surface and low levels were dry. This allowed for rapid evaporative cooling as precipitation fell, producing gusty winds with what appeared as rather weak storms on radar.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182936. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.