Thunderstorm Wind in Buchanan County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind July 22, 2025 · Buchanan County, Iowa

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A public report of the top of a 12 inch diameter pine tree was snapped at this location. A walnut tree 1 mi NNE of here also lost a large 10 inch branch. The time of the event was estimated using radar.

The wider storm

A small cluster of thunderstorms developed in central Iowa in unstable airmass and moved into the area before midnight This storm produced damaging winds as the storms moved through Independence.

Began near Independence (42.5000, -91.8700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1282359. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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