Hail — Wright, Iowa
2025-09-22 · near Clarion, Wright, Iowa
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Event narrative
Spotter reports quarter sized hail fell just north of the Clarion city limits. Time estimated.
Wider weather episode
Storms developed in late afternoon along a boundary across northern Iowa, then sunk south through the evening. Storms were able to organize into a more cohesive line with 2000+ J/kg of MLCAPE and around 30 kts of shear. Storms initially resulted in a number of quarter sized hail reports, then transitions to wind damage as the cold pool surged south ahead of the line through the evening.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1297885. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.