Thunderstorm Wind — Des Moines, Iowa

2024-08-15 · near Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa

Event narrative

Several large tree branches were reported down, and some fell on power lines.

Wider weather episode

Late in the evening of August 15th, an area of storms moved through southeast Iowa and west central Illinois. These brought large hail and damaging winds to portions of the area, along with heavy rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1200181. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.