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Flash Flood — Kossuth, IA

Jun 4, 2024

An MCV lifting into eastern Iowa into the early afternoon, with favorable conditions led to funnel cloud formation in eastern Iowa, particularly near the Tama/Poweshiek county border. Following this activity, an upper level trough and associated cold front entered western Iowa into the afternoon and pushed across the state, with 1000-2000 J/kg of MLCAPE and shear around 20-30 kts allowing for some storms to become severe. This led to some damaging winds and hail to occur in portions of central I

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1193469). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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