Strong Wind in Scott County, Iowa
Strong Wind April 4, 2000 · Scott County, Iowa
What the National Weather Service wrote
Seven workers were injured at a construction site when high winds knocked over roof trusses.
The wider storm
Seven construction workers were injured, none seriously, when winds blew over more than two dozen roof trusses at a new apartment construction site in Davenport According to a newspaper account, the seven men were either on top of the trusses or along the side when they collapsed. Observations near the time of the accident indicated winds were between 20 and 30 mph. The peak wind gust at the Davenport Airport during the afternoon was 36 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5142935. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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