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Flood — Poweshiek, IA

May 26, 2013

The continued series of thunderstorms moved across Iowa during the afternoon of the 26th and through the overnight hours of the 26th into the 27th. A stationary front remained in place from central Nebraska into northern Missouri. The front aloft remained over Iowa, setting the stage for repeated thunderstorm development. The parameters changed little from the previous event. A weakly sheared atmosphere was in place with 25 to 30 kts of shear available. CAPE values were slightly higher, in

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 442535). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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