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TAMA

259896 · 42.200, -92.470

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Event typeevent_typeLightning
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id259,896
Episode IDepisode_id43,241
Begin UTCbegin_utc2010-09-21T16:05:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2010-09-21T16:05:00+00:00
StatestateIOWA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameTAMA
Latitudelat42.200
Longitudelon-92.470
End latitudeend_lat42.200
End longitudeend_lon-92.470
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property10.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNewspaper
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA cold front moved southeast across the state during the day on the 21st. The airmass was moderately unstable with CAPE values ahead of the front around 2000 J/kg and lifted indices of -3 to -6 C. Downdraft CAPE was between 800 and 1000 J/kg, with 500 J/kg of CAPE available in the -10 to -30 C layer of the atmosphere. Precipitable water values increased to between 1.5 and 2 inches. Sufficient shear was available with about 40 kts of shear. The freezing level was quite high, around 14,000 feet. A line of thunderstorms ahead of the cold front intensified around mid day. The storms continued to track east across the state during the afternoon. One of the storms produced high winds in the Sully area of Jasper County. The air exchanger and part of the roof was torn off the gym building of the Sully school. One of the storms produced one and one half inch diameter hail in Guthrie County, causing damage to buildings and vehicles there. The storms produced heavy rainfall in south central Iowa, with reports of 2 to 3.5 inches in a short time received. Flash flooding occurred in Decatur County with rushing water reported over the roads north of Pleasanton. A county road was washed out in southern Decatur County in Morgan Township. As the thunderstorms moved through Tama County, lightning struck a house in Traer, setting it on fire. Minor damage occurred.
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