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Eventdex · Funnel Cloud

BLACK HAWK

319213 · 42.570, -92.400

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Event typeevent_typeFunnel Cloud
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id319,213
Episode IDepisode_id53,363
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-08-04T22:40:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-08-04T22:50:00+00:00
StatestateIOWA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameBLACK HAWK
Latitudelat42.570
Longitudelon-92.400
End latitudeend_lat42.570
End longitudeend_lon-92.400
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_narrativeAn upper level vorticity maximum, the remnants of former tropical storm Don, moved into Iowa during the afternoon. Two areas of thunderstorms developed. One was across southern Iowa, closer to the center of the system. Conditions were more favorable in this area with CAPE values around 4000 J/kg and lifted indices around -5 C. The freezing level was near 16,000 feet, limiting the production of hail. With precipitable water values around 2.2 inches over southern Iowa, the thunderstorms that formed produced heavy rainfall. Over northwest Lucas County, rainfall of 3 to 5 inches occurred in about 2 hours. Fortunately, antecedent soil conditions were very dry and the rain caused little problems. Over northeast Iowa, a small cluster of storms formed in the Waterloo area. Numerous reports of funnel clouds were received just north of the Waterloo Airport. Though they extended about half way to the ground, there was no circulation at ground level. The storms were clearly not supercells and the funnel clouds would have produced no more than landspouts.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeRope funnel cloud reaching about half way to the ground, reported by multiple trained spotters and the observer at the Waterloo Airport. The funnel cloud lasted about 10 minutes before dissipating.
Yearyear2,011

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