Thunderstorm Wind — Ida, Iowa

2025-03-14 · near Galva, Ida, Iowa

Event narrative

A 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.

Wider weather episode

A strong Colorado Low ejected into the Central and Northern Plains March 14-15. On the warm side of the system and to the north of the low track, thunderstorms rotated northwestward across northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota during the late afternoon and early evening of March 14. The strongest storms produced isolated pockets of severe wind gusts ranging from 58 to 63 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1246572. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.