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Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)

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855660 · 42.710, -92.580

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Event typeevent_typeLightning
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id855,660
Episode IDepisode_id142,547
Begin UTCbegin_utc2019-09-09T23:40:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2019-09-09T23:40:00+00:00
StatestateIOWA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameBUTLER
Latitudelat42.710
Longitudelon-92.580
End latitudeend_lat42.710
End longitudeend_lon-92.580
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property10.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceLaw Enforcement
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA relatively cool, but juicy atmosphere existed across the area with southerly surface winds dominating and southwesterly mid and upper level flow. During the early morning hours of the 9th, scattered thunderstorms aided by the low level jet remained predominantly sub-severe with small hail. Through the morning and early afternoon hours, a surface warm front entered and moved across the state from southwest to northeast, all the while increasing MUCAPE values across the southeast half to two thirds of the state into the 2000-4000+ J/kg range. Additionally, moderate to steep low level lapse rates boosted DCAPE values into the 1000-1300 J/kg range, increasing the potential for strong downdrafts and resulting surface winds. Effective bulk shear was marginal through most of the event, yielding around 30 to 40kts. ||Resulting storms generally rolled through the state in waves from southwest to northeast, with at least periods of organization. The primary cluster of storms rolled through during the late afternoon, producing a fairly consistent trail severe thunderstorm winds and thunderstorm wind damage from southwest of Des Moines all the way through the Waterloo area. A second round of at least brief sever storms moved through overnight just southeast of the Des Moines metro, but was short lived unlike the cluster earlier in the day.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeLaw enforcement reported that lightning struck a utility pole. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar.
Yearyear2,019

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