Thunderstorm Wind — Clayton, Iowa

2024-09-19 · near National, Clayton, Iowa

Event narrative

The public reported a corn field flattened along the east side of State Highway 52.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213461. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.