Strong Wind — O'brien, Iowa

2024-11-20 · O'brien, Iowa

Event narrative

Wind gusts up to 46 mph occurred at Sheldon.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure intensified lifting northward across Minnesota into southwestern Ontario and resulted in very strong winds across northwest Iowa which gusted as high as to 50 to 55 mph. Some limited moisture wrapped back southward with snowfall up to a few tenths of an inch at most.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1222281. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.