Thunderstorm Wind — Scott, Iowa

2025-07-29 · near Blue Grass, Scott, Iowa

Event narrative

A public report of a downed wooden light pole onto a baseball field. The time of the event was estimated using radar.

Wider weather episode

On July 29th, a well-organized line of severe progressed from South Dakota into Iowa during the very early the morning hours. Severe thunderstorm wind gusts occurred in eastern Iowa with scattered gusts between 70 to 80 MPH. Wind gusts over 40 MPH lasted for 30 minutes in some places. This line of storms was classified as a derecho by the Storm Prediction Center.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282358. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.