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1290895 · 41.400, -95.030

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Event typeevent_typeFunnel Cloud
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id1,290,895
Episode IDepisode_id206,920
Begin UTCbegin_utc2025-07-20T22:30:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2025-07-20T22:30:00+00:00
StatestateIOWA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameCASS
Latitudelat41.400
Longitudelon-95.030
End latitudeend_lat41.400
End longitudeend_lon-95.030
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceBroadcast Media
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeDiurnally driven afternoon storms on Sunday, July 20th, 2025, developed within an unstable environment with CAPE values over 3000 J/kg and 40 to 45 kts of effective shear. Despite this unstable and decently sheared environment, several factors limited the severe weather potential, including weak low-level flow, a warm layer aloft, and an overall lack of forcing. This led to disorganized storms that remained below severe limits. The weak flow and low-level instability did allow for the production of a few funnel clouds in western Iowa, but these remained aloft and posed no threat to lives or property. |The primary impact from these slow-moving storms was heavy rainfall over already saturated ground from the morning's events. One storm developed directly over the Des Moines metro area and slowly drifted southward, dropping an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain on top of the 3 to 4 inches that had fallen early in the day. Drainage systems were quickly overwhelmed, producing street and building flooding in Des Moines and West Des Moines, particularly in areas near the Raccoon River. Fortunately, this flash flooding was short-lived and waters receded by the late evening.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeNews media KJAN has several pictures of funnel clouds near Atlantic, Anita, and Massena from Sunday evening.
Yearyear2,025

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