Thunderstorm Wind in Clayton County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind September 19, 2024 · Clayton County, Iowa

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The public reported damage to a barn via social media east of Elkader. The barn had its door blown in and half of the roof blown off.

The wider storm

On September 19th, a lone severe thunderstorm developed a very impressive hail core aloft as it moved into Howard County. As it progressed through Howard County, it dropped quarter sized hail southeast of Riceville which damaged crops. Later into the evening, additional storms developed near the Mississippi River bringing isolated wind damage to Clayton County.

Began near Garnavillo (42.8700, -91.2400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1213460. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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