Thunderstorm Wind — Clay, Iowa

2025-07-11 · near Webb, Clay, Iowa

Event narrative

Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by a personal weather station at Webb.

Wider weather episode

An eastward moving cold front resulted in a broken line of thunderstorms impacting portions of northwest Iowa during the evening of July 11. With only 1,500 J/kg of instability and weak shear, the severe thunderstorm risk was minimal, but the strongest cluster of thunderstorms produced isolated wind gusts up to 59 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.