Thunderstorm Wind — Pottawattamie, Iowa
2001-04-10 · near Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
$20K
Property damage
50 E
Magnitude
Event narrative
Two men working alone atop a new meatpacking building were blown off the 40-foot-high roof by the thunderstorm that rolled through the area and produced the widespread hail reports. The winds were measured at 35 to 40 mph at the Council Bluffs airport and at Omaha Eppley Airfield, but could have been locally stronger. One of the men died later that day as a result of the fall. The sudden wind gust blew a section of roof and the men off the building.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5240740. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.