High Wind in O'brien, Iowa

High Wind December 10, 2025 · O'brien, Iowa

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Synoptic northwest winds were occasionally sustained from 40 to 46 mph at an Iowa Mesonet station 1 mile south of Calumet as well as gusts as high as 64 mph at a personal weather station near Sheldon.

The wider storm

An amplifying clipper system raced from southern Alberta to Wisconsin from later on December 9 through midday on December 10. Intense synoptic winds developed on the back side of the system behind the surging cold front. Widespread northwest wind gusts reached 50 to 70 mph over several hours and resulted in considerable small limb damage and some spotty infrastructure damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1307099. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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