Thunderstorm Wind — Humboldt, Iowa

2024-07-06 · near Bode, Humboldt, Iowa

Event narrative

Power pole down just north of Bode on 120th street. Time of occurrence estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

Increasing warm and moist air into Iowa, along with a shortwave arriving into the afternoon to evening and developing LLJ led to the development of areas of showers and thunderstorms. Favorable shear and instability parameters overhead led to at least a few severe thunderstorms, generally occurring over northern into parts of central Iowa. In particular, Humboldt county down to Story county experienced severe hail ranging between 1-1.5 inches, largest in the town of Bode, as well as thunderstorm wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199313. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.