Funnel Cloud — Shelby, Iowa

2024-07-07 · near Shelby, Shelby, Iowa

Event narrative

Emergency management reported a funnel cloud.

Wider weather episode

On the 6th and the 7th of the month, a longwave trough was centered over the central CONUS. At the surface, several wandering surface boundaries initiated isolated convection the afternoons and evenings of the 6th, 7th and 8th. A few of these storms produced funnel clouds which never touched the ground, though they garnered a lot of social media attention. Isolated instances of strong winds and severe hail were also noted across parts of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1206674. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.