Thunderstorm Wind — Des Moines, Iowa

2024-06-25 · near Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa

Event narrative

Estimated wind speed, with lawn furniture being thrown around.

Wider weather episode

Numerous slow-moving storms occurred on the afternoon of June 25, lasting into the evening. These storms quickly became strong to severe, with multiple becoming supercells, which ended up producing locally heavy rainfall, damaging winds, large hail, and four tornadoes that were generally weak, but still capable of damage. Winds were generally 60 mph or greater with the stronger storms, with a corridor of winds greater than 65 mph. These thunderstorms remained nearly stationary in areas, resulting in nearly 2 to 4 inches of quick rainfall and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189781. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.