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Flood — Grundy, IA

Jun 24, 1998

Once again, a warm frontal boundary was located to the south of Iowa with very warm and unstable air just to the south of the front. Dew point temperatures were in the low 70s in the warm air. This moisture was drawn north over the frontal boundary, into Iowa. A large mesoscale convective system developed over northwest Iowa and moved east during the evening hours. Initially, the system produced hail over an inch in diameter, but the main severe weather associated with the storms was high win

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5652611). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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