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169914 · 41.990, -93.450

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Event typeevent_typeFunnel Cloud
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id169,914
Episode IDepisode_id28,912
Begin UTCbegin_utc2009-07-07T20:42:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2009-07-07T20:42:00+00:00
StatestateIOWA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameSTORY
Latitudelat41.990
Longitudelon-93.450
End latitudeend_lat41.990
End longitudeend_lon-93.450
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceTrained Spotter
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA weak warm front lifted northeast into Iowa during the night of the 6th into the daytime hours of the 7th. The atmosphere was weakly sheared with only 20 kts of shear available. By mid to late afternoon, it had become quite unstable with lifted indices in the -4 to -7 C range and CAPE in the 2000 to 3000 J/kg range. Significant CAPE was available in the low levels of the atmosphere with 150 to 250 J/kg in the lower 3 km. A funnel cloud was produced by one of the cells in Story County south of Nevada. The cell had 3 funnels reaching about 1/3 of the way to the ground and rotating around the cell. These storms formed along the warm frontal boundary. Some dime to nickel size hail was produced with these storms, along with heavy rainfall. A total of 2.9 inches fell in 1 1/2 hours in Tama County with one of the cells, and 1.6 inches in about 45 minutes in Wapello County. A weak cold front dropped into northern Iowa during the evening. A complex of thunderstorms formed a weak bow echo as it moved into the state. CAPE in the -10 to -30 C layer of the atmosphere was in the 200 to 500 J/kg range and downdraft CAPE was in the 700 to 1000 J/kg range. The storms produced gusty winds and some hail, both below severe levels. The winds were in the 35 to 50 MPH range with the stronger storms.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeReport of 3 funnel clouds rotating about parent storm south of Nevada. Funnels up and down, dropping 25 to 30 percent of the way to the ground.
Yearyear2,009

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