Thunderstorm Wind — Ida, Iowa

2024-06-16 · near Arthur, Ida, Iowa

Event narrative

Tree limbs from 10 to 12 inches in diameter fell onto power lines from the electric pole to garage. Winds were accompanied by hail up to dime size and torrential rainfall. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Wider weather episode

In the wake of a morning mesoscale convective system (MCS) across Nebraska, storms refired during the evening hours across northwest Iowa within fairly weak deep-layer shear and up to 2000 J/kg MUCAPE. Storms produced locally damaging wind as cores collapsed, and training of storms resulted in locally heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches around the Iowa Great Lakes in the matter of an hour or two.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190947. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.