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BENTON

331658 · 42.020, -92.080

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Event typeevent_typeFunnel Cloud
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id331,658
Episode IDepisode_id55,221
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-08-08T19:10:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-08-08T19:20:00+00:00
StatestateIOWA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameBENTON
Latitudelat42.020
Longitudelon-92.080
End latitudeend_lat42.020
End longitudeend_lon-92.080
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 disturbance moving through the northwest flow aloft brought several rounds of thunderstorms through the day on August 8th. Thunderstorms developed across central Iowa and moved into Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, and Dubuque Counties. There were multiple reports of nonsupercell funnel clouds in Benton County during the afternoon. Several rounds of severe thunderstorms developed in the late morning and continued into the early afternoon affecting the counties to the north of Highway 34 bringing reports of funnel clouds, destructive winds, hail and heavy rains. A final round of thunderstorms developed by mid afternoon in Linn County and built southward into Johnson County. Multiple reports of hail occurred in the Cedar Rapids area. The line of thunderstorms transitioned to a heavy rain event with multiple reports of rainfall in excess of 1 inch.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA funnel cloud was observed for 5 to 10 minutes, dissipating around 220 pm CDT (120 pm CST).
Yearyear2,011

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