Hail and wind reports › May 20, 2024 › Iowa
Hail and wind reports in Iowa, May 20, 2024
15 hail, 12 wind and 1 tornado reports; largest hail 3.00 in; strongest gust 72 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-20 23:42 | Hail | 1.00 in | Sanborn | O'Brien | Report with photo in social media. (FSD) |
| 05-20 23:58 | Hail | 1.75 in | Sanborn | O'Brien | (FSD) |
| 05-21 00:14 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 ENE Sanborn | O'Brien | (FSD) |
| 05-21 00:54 | Hail | 3.00 in | 3 W Royal | Clay | Report and photo from storm chaser via social media. (FSD) |
| 05-21 01:15 | Hail | 1.50 in | Greenville | Clay | (FSD) |
| 05-21 01:18 | Tornado | 2 SW Tennant | Shelby | [Landspout] Relayed video of land spout that tracked across agricultural fields. (OAX) | |
| 05-21 01:32 | Hail | 1.50 in | Webb | Clay | Hail pea to ping-pong ball size. (FSD) |
| 05-21 01:50 | Hail | 1.00 in | Titonka | Kossuth | Time estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 05-21 02:15 | Hail | 2.00 in | Royal | Clay | Social media report with pictures and tape measure for reference. (FSD) |
| 05-21 02:21 | Hail | 2.00 in | Mallard | Palo Alto | Corrects previous hail report from Mallard. Slightly larger than golfball size. Time estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 05-21 02:35 | Hail | 1.50 in | 7 SSW Peterson | Cherokee | Relayed report from member of the public. Radar estimated. (FSD) |
| 05-21 02:49 | Hail | 2.00 in | 3 N Harlan | Shelby | (OAX) |
| 05-21 03:42 | Hail | 1.25 in | Sergeant Bluff | Woodbury | Viewer reports of half dollar or slightly larger hail in Sergeant Bluff area. Ground covered in hail. (FSD) |
| 05-21 03:42 | Wind | damage | Sergeant Bluff | Woodbury | Lots of trees down... some siding damage... and power lines down around Sergeant Bluff. (FSD) |
| 05-21 03:42 | Wind | 72 mph | 1 W Sergeant Bluff | Woodbury | (FSD) |
| 05-21 05:50 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 N Minden | Pottawattamie | (OAX) |
| 05-21 06:18 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 E Des Moines Int Airp | Polk | Submitted picture of 1 inch hail. (DMX) |
| 05-21 06:38 | Wind | damage | Audubon | Audubon | Local law enforcement reported several tree branches down in the city limits of Audubon. Time estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 05-21 06:38 | Wind | 64 mph | 1 NNW Audubon | Audubon | Personal weather station recorded a 64 mph wind gust in Audubon. Time given is station observation report time. (DMX) |
| 05-21 06:50 | Wind | damage | 2 NW Hampton | Franklin | Around a dozen power poles blown down along 170th St. west of Highway 65. Delayed report from Franklin Co. EMA. Time and exact location estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 05-21 07:55 | Wind | damage | Cedar Falls | Black Hawk | Large branch down near UNI. Public report via social media. (DMX) |
| 05-21 08:06 | Wind | 70 mph | Waterloo Regional Airpo | Black Hawk | 70mph wind gust measured by the Waterloo Airport ASOS. (DMX) |
| 05-21 08:15 | Wind | damage | 5 SE Denver | Black Hawk | Damage to grain bin (pushed in). Time estimated from a recorded 70 mph gust report at 3:05 am at Waterloo Airport (8 miles SW). (DMX) |
| 05-21 11:06 | Hail | 1.75 in | 3 N Council Bluffs | Pottawattamie | (OAX) |
| 05-21 11:19 | Wind | 71 mph | 2 SW Sergeant Bluff | Woodbury | ASOS station KSUX Sioux Gateway Airport. (FSD) |
| 05-21 11:24 | Wind | damage | 2 NE Sioux City | Woodbury | Several trees and large branches down along Floyd Blvd in Sioux City. Time estimated via radar. (FSD) |
| 05-21 11:43 | Wind | damage | 8 NW Kingsley | Plymouth | (Delayed Report) Multiple large tree limbs broken. Time estimated from radar. (FSD) |
| 05-21 11:45 | Wind | damage | 2 WSW Independence | Buchanan | Large tree down... with time estimated by radar. (DVN) |
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