Hail in Boone County, Iowa

Hail May 8, 2024 · Boone County, Iowa

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Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Dispatch relayed a report of quarter sized hail in Ogden reported by police.

The wider storm

A shortwave passed across Iowa, providing focus for late afternoon and evening thunderstorms. The main instability axis remained south of the area, however modest instability was still available for storm growth. Steep midlevel lapse rates were available to support hail growth and dry low levels with DCAPE near 1000 J/kg supported strong wind gusts. Storms were strongest across central Iowa, procuring quarter sized hail and a few damaging wind gusts.

Began near Ogden (42.0400, -94.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1183209. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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