Thunderstorm Wind — Lee, Iowa

2024-06-13 · near Mooar, Lee, Iowa

Event narrative

Estimated 60 to 70 mph winds, with nearby measured 70 mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

A warm, moist, and unstable air mass across the region ahead of a southward sinking cold front resulted in thunderstorm development, with several being severe. These produced large hail and scattered damaging winds. Most hail reports ranged in size from quarter to golf ball size hail. The largest hail fell in Van Buren County near Keosauqua where 2 to 3 inch diameter hail fell. There were also a few reports of 60 to 80 MPH across far southeast Iowa into west central Illinois, which damaged trees and knocked down several outbuildings. The most widespread damage occurred near Oakville, IA. Two brief, non-damaging tornadoes were also seen north of Macomb, IL.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189497. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.