Thunderstorm Wind — Pottawattamie, Iowa
April 10, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$20K
Magnitude
50 E
Area
Pottawattamie
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two men working alone atop a new meatpacking building were blown off the 40-foot-high roof by the thunderstorm that rolled through the area and produced the widespread hail reports. The winds were measured at 35 to 40 mph at the Council Bluffs airport and at Omaha Eppley Airfield, but could have been locally stronger. One of the men died later that day as a result of the fall. The sudden wind gust blew a section of roof and the men off the building.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.