Thunderstorm Wind — Winneshiek, Iowa

2024-08-05 · near Locust, Winneshiek, Iowa

Event narrative

The public reported trees down around a residence north of Decorah and one 12-inch diameter pine trunk snapped.

Wider weather episode

During the evening hours on August 5th, a line of severe thunderstorms brought strong winds to portions of northeast Iowa. Additionally, an embedded supercell thunderstorm would go on to produce three tornadoes in northeast Iowa.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212853. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.