High Wind — Woodbury, Iowa

2025-12-09 to 2025-12-10 · Woodbury, Iowa

Event narrative

Synoptic northwest winds were occasionally sustained from 40 to 50 mph with gusts as high as 70 mph at an Automated Surface Observing System site in Sergeant Bluff and 59 mph at an Iowa Road Weather Information System site at Moville.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1307116. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.