The Dexes / Lightning Report (Storm Events) / 375518
Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)
POLK
375518 · 41.698, -93.460
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 375,518 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 62,792 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2012-06-11T06:40:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2012-06-11T06:40:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | IOWA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | POLK |
| Latitudelat | 41.698 |
| Longitudelon | -93.460 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 41.698 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -93.460 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 20.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Law Enforcement |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A strong upper level system moved through the central U.S. during the day on the 10th. A cold front entered northwest Iowa during the afternoon of the 10th, and continued across the state during the night. The airmass became unstable ahead of the front with afternoon highs reaching the low 90s with dewpoints in the low to mid 60s in a narrow band ahead of the cold front. The atmosphere was weakly sheared with about 35 kts of shear available. Lifted indices fell to the -4 to -6 C range with CAPE of 1000 to 2000 J/kg. CAPE in the -10 to -30 C layer of the atmosphere was 400 to 500 J/kg, but hail production was limited by a high freezing level of around 15,000 feet. Downdraft CAPE was quite high, in the 1000 to 1300 J/kg range. Precipitable water values increased to 1.7 inches along the front, but rainfall was limited by the fact that the convection was relatively weak given other parameters. Many of the storms produced 40 to 50 MPH winds. A few produced severe winds. One storm in Emmet County toppled a two foot diameter tree and damaged a garage. Another in Cass County topped trees onto power lines on Olive Street south of Interstate 80. As the thunderstorms moved through the Bondurant area, lightning struck a house, setting it on fire. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Lightning struck a house in town, setting it on fire. |
| Yearyear | 2,012 |
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