High Wind in Floyd, Iowa
High Wind March 13, 2026 · Floyd, Iowa
What the National Weather Service wrote
Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph were common across Floyd County during the morning hours on March 13th with wind gusts over 60 mph at times. The highest wind gusts observed in the county was at the AWOS at the airport in Charles City which measured a wind gust to 62 mph.
The wider storm
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.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323461. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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