Thunderstorm Wind — Webster, Iowa

2024-06-16 · near Brushy, Webster, Iowa

Event narrative

Trees and crops damaged.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave moving into the region resulted in showers and thunderstorms into the previous evening and continuing into the early morning hours on June 16th over the western half of Iowa. MLCAPE values around 1000-2000 J/kg and 20-30 knots of bulk shear allowed for a favorable environment to produce a few storms that become severe, with thunderstorm wind damage reported in Sac and Webster counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.