High Wind in Chickasaw, Iowa

Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph were common across Chickasaw County during the morning hours on March 13th with gusts to around 65 mph at times. The highest observed gust in the county was 2 miles north of Ionia where a 67 mph gust was measured.

A compact low pressure system moved through the region during the early morning hours on March 13th. While this brought some precipitation to the area, the larger story was the winds with gusts of 55 to 70 mph across much of northeast Iowa during this period.