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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 443,159 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 73,342 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2013-05-29T21:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2013-05-29T23:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | IOWA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | STORY |
| Latitudelat | 41.910 |
| Longitudelon | -93.430 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 41.910 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -93.430 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Trained Spotter |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A warm front moved slowly north into Iowa during the overnight hours of the 28th into the 29th. The airmass became unstable as surface temperatures warmed into the low 80s, with dewpoints around 70 along and south of the front. CAPE rose to around 3000 J/kg with a downdraft CAPE of 900 J/kg, and CAPE in the -10 to -30 C layer of the atmosphere of 600 to 800 J/kg. The lifted index fell to -9 C. Considerable moisture was available with the precipitable water values around 1.7 inches. The atmosphere was moderately sheared with 35 to 40 kts of shear available. Thunderstorms developed rapidly around mid day and produced very heavy rainfall, as well as high winds and hail. Most of the hail was somewhat limited in spite of the relatively low freezing level of 12,600 feet. The LC was relatively low at 1000 meters, however there were no reports of tornadoes. Wind and heavy rainfall was the dominant weather type. Hail was limited to penny size up to 1.5 inches in diameter. Several of the storms produced 60 to 70 MPH winds, downing numerous trees and power lines. The most extensive damage was in Butler County. Winds estimated around 80 MPH caused considerable damage to a containment build and significant structural damage to 18 houses in the town of Greene. Damage in town was around $500,000. A band of 2 to 4 inches of rainfall was observed from southwest through central into northeast Iowa. This caused flash flooding as the rain fell on already saturated soil. There were numerous roads under water from the flood waters. In the Waterloo area, the water was deep enough to submerge cars and cause many motorists to stall out and become stranded buy the flood waters. In the Hudson areas of Black Hawk County, flooding in town occurred as the levy partially failed on the river. Officials in Tama County reported that a bridge was washed out, at a cost of $75,000, and at least $150,000 in damage to secondary roads. In Grundy County, initial estimates of damage to county secondary roads was at least $170,000. As of the 29th of May, Governor Terry Branstad declared 15 Iowa counties disaster areas due to the storms and flooding. They included Buena Vista, Cherokee, Butler, Floyd, Grundy, Johnson, Iowa, Jasper, Marshall, Mitchell, Plymouth, Poweshiek, Sioux, Tama, Wapello, and Wright. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Trained spotter reports 3.1 inches of rain fell in an hour and a half ending at 1700 CST. Several reports of roads washed out in the area. |
| Yearyear | 2,013 |
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