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Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind May 21, 2024 · Fayette County, Iowa

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$175K

Damage as recorded

$35K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reported numerous trees and power lines down in Elgin. A tree had also fallen onto a home.

The wider storm

During the late afternoon and evening hours on May 21st, a line of intense thunderstorms moved across the Upper Midwest bringing widespread wind damage across portions of northeast IA.

Began near West Union (42.9600, -91.8100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1183040. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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