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Thunderstorm Wind in Chickasaw County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind July 4, 2024 · Chickasaw County, Iowa

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$80K

Damage as recorded

$10K

Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reported numerous trees and limbs down in Fredericksburg. This damaged power lines and a few homes.

The wider storm

During the evening on July 4th, a line of thunderstorms moved across portions of the Upper Mississippi River Valley producing localized wind damage in Chickasaw County. These storms also disrupted numerous Independence Day festivities across the area.

Began near Fredricksburg (42.9600, -92.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1199859. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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