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POLK

5391350

The record

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event_typeDust Devil
ncei_event_id5,391,350
episode_id1,167,685
begin_utc2004-05-01T17:45:00+00:00
end_utc2004-05-01T17:45:00+00:00
stateIOWA
cz_typeC
cz_namePOLK
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct5
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceTRAINED SPOTTER
episode_narrativeVery cold air aloft moved in over Iowa under a closed low pressure system aloft. With strong heating and steep lapse rates, the atmosphere became very unstable. A strong dust devil formed in Des Moines at a softball field and injured 5 small girls there. One of the girls, each 5 to 6 years old, was actually picked p off the ground. She was treated for a fractured ankle. Later in the afternoon, convection became stronger. Small showers developed and there reports of cold air funnels. A landspout touched down in Hancock County north of Hayfield. The landspout tracked southeast for about 3 miles before dissipating. It tracked through open fields and did not cause any damage.
year2,004

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Storage: spine

POLK — Dust — TerraPulse