High Wind — Clay, Iowa

2025-04-14 · Clay, Iowa

Event narrative

Aided by rain showers, winds briefly gusted above 58 mph, with a peak gust of 60 mph at the Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW).

Wider weather episode

West-northwest synoptic winds gusted between 45 and 55 mph across northwest Iowa during the afternoon and early evening of April 14 within a post-frontal cold air advection regime. Scattered showers developed, helping to bring even stronger severe gusts to the surface at a few locations. Peak gusts at these locations ranged from 58 to 60 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256330. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.