Hail and wind reports › July 28, 2025 › Iowa
Hail and wind reports in Iowa, July 28, 2025
0 hail, 64 wind and 2 tornado reports; strongest gust 99 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-29 02:10 | Wind | damage | Hawarden | Sioux | Trees knocked down by thunderstorm wind gusts. (FSD) |
| 07-29 02:26 | Wind | damage | Sioux Center | Sioux | Trees knocked down by thunderstorm wind gusts. (FSD) |
| 07-29 02:30 | Wind | 65 mph | 1 SSW Hawarden | Sioux | Personal weather station. (FSD) |
| 07-29 02:30 | Wind | damage | Rock Rapids | Lyon | Spotter reported a 2-3 foot in diameter live tree branch down. Time estimated by radar... with an estimated wind speed of 86 kts. (FSD) |
| 07-29 02:30 | Tornado | 1 E Alvord | Lyon | Mangled trees south of a convergent cord damage path. (FSD) | |
| 07-29 02:34 | Wind | 72 mph | 2 S Lester | Lyon | Personal weather station. (FSD) |
| 07-29 02:35 | Tornado | 5 E Alvord | Lyon | Track in fields identified by drone video. (FSD) | |
| 07-29 02:39 | Wind | 99 mph | 2 WSW Sioux Center | Sioux | Personal weather station. (FSD) |
| 07-29 02:50 | Wind | damage | 1 ENE Sheldon | O'Brien | Social media report with pictures of damage done to and RV business in Sheldon. Winds approximately 90 kts. Timing and wind speeds estimated by radar. (FSD) |
| 07-29 02:50 | Wind | damage | 2 SSE Ashton | Osceola | Large tree blown down into house and two trees blown onto garage. (FSD) |
| 07-29 02:52 | Wind | 79 mph | 4 SSE Rock Rapids | Lyon | Personal weather station. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:00 | Wind | damage | 5 WNW Larrabee | Cherokee | Large trees down on farmstead. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:08 | Wind | damage | Primghar | O'Brien | Highway 59 across the entire town is closed due to so many trees knocked down onto the road by thunderstorm wind gusts. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:16 | Wind | damage | Sheldon | O'Brien | Many large branches across town knocked down by thunderstorm wind gusts. A camper was flipped upside down on the east side of town. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:24 | Wind | 58 mph | 7 ENE Melvin | Osceola | A personal weather station (KIAMAYCI1) near Melvin recorded a 58 mph wind gust. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:25 | Wind | damage | Spencer | Clay | Trees uprooted in town. Report via mPING. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:30 | Wind | 60 mph | 3 WSW Lakeside | Buena Vista | AWOS station KSLB Storm Lake Airport. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:37 | Wind | 63 mph | 3 SSE Lake Park | Dickinson | Personal Weather Station (KIALAKEP2) near Milford measured a 63 mph wind gust. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:40 | Wind | damage | Alton | Sioux | Social media report of building damage at the lumber yard in Alton. Estimated winds of 80 kts. Timing and winds estimated by radar. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:42 | Wind | 92 mph | 4 WNW Spencer | Clay | ASOS station KSPW Spencer Municipal Airport. (FSD) |
| 07-29 03:52 | Wind | 62 mph | 2 N Ruthven | Palo Alto | Personal weather station. (DMX) |
| 07-29 04:00 | Wind | 63 mph | 6 W Pocahontas | Pocahontas | Delayed report from personal weather station. (DMX) |
| 07-29 04:13 | Wind | 62 mph | 4 SW Rockwell City | Calhoun | Measured by personal weather station. (DMX) |
| 07-29 04:14 | Wind | 58 mph | 5 SSW Fenton | Palo Alto | Personal weather station. (DMX) |
| 07-29 04:14 | Wind | damage | Sanborn | O'Brien | Numerous tree branches broken... ranging from 6 to 18 inches in diameter. Some fell on houses. Many streets are blocked. (FSD) |
| 07-29 04:16 | Wind | 72 mph | 2 N Ruthven | Palo Alto | Updated the peak wind gust previous reported. (DMX) |
| 07-29 04:17 | Wind | damage | Alton | Sioux | On the east side of town... an enclosed trailer was flipped on its side by thunderstorm wind gusts. (FSD) |
| 07-29 04:19 | Wind | 80 mph | 3 WSW Algona | Kossuth | Near Hobarton. (DMX) |
| 07-29 04:45 | Wind | damage | Fort Dodge | Webster | DELAYED REPORT. Trees and powerlines down around Ft Dodge - relayed by broadcast media. (DMX) |
| 07-29 04:48 | Wind | 58 mph | 4 N Britt | Hancock | PWS measurement. (DMX) |
| 07-29 05:00 | Wind | damage | Garner | Hancock | EM relayed trees down in Garner... some roads blocked. (DMX) |
| 07-29 05:00 | Wind | 60 mph | Cresco | Howard | (ARX) |
| 07-29 05:05 | Wind | damage | Ventura | Cerro Gordo | EM reported trees down in city of Ventura and power out for part of Clear Lake. (DMX) |
| 07-29 05:05 | Wind | 64 mph | 3 WNW Ventura | Hancock | Personal Weather Station. (DMX) |
| 07-29 05:11 | Wind | damage | 1 NW Decorah | Winneshiek | Pines downed. Picture. Radar time estimated. (ARX) |
| 07-29 05:49 | Wind | damage | Allison | Butler | Several tree branches down blocking roads in town. Time estimated by radar. (DMX) |
| 07-29 05:49 | Wind | 59 mph | 3 N Allison | Butler | Personal Weather Station. (DMX) |
| 07-29 06:10 | Wind | 80 mph | Janesville | Bremer | PWS gust. (DMX) |
| 07-29 06:15 | Wind | damage | Waterloo | Black Hawk | Several reports across waterloo of trees on utility lines and transformers. Power is out in various locations around waterloo. Time estimated by radar. (DMX) |
| 07-29 06:19 | Wind | 78 mph | Waterloo Regional Airpo | Black Hawk | gust to 78 mph at ASOS. (DMX) |
| 07-29 06:26 | Wind | 58 mph | 3 ENE Readlyn | Bremer | PWS gust to 58. (DMX) |
| 07-29 06:35 | Wind | 59 mph | 3 W Oelwein | Fayette | AWOS station KOLZ Oelwein Municipal Airport. (ARX) |
| 07-29 06:38 | Wind | damage | Oelwein | Fayette | A few large tree limbs down around town. Time estimated from radar. (ARX) |
| 07-29 06:40 | Wind | damage | Jesup | Buchanan | Broken tree branches estimated 4 inches in diameter. Another tree uprooted. Time estimated by radar. (DVN) |
| 07-29 06:40 | Wind | 70 mph | 1 N Independence | Buchanan | Trees leaning 15-20 degrees from vertical. (DVN) |
| 07-29 06:41 | Wind | damage | 2 ENE Hazleton | Buchanan | Report of four trees 8 to 12 inches in diameter snapped. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:00 | Wind | 77 mph | 1 ESE Independence | Buchanan | Mesonet station EW8796 Independence. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:01 | Wind | 61 mph | 5 S Vinton | Benton | PWS. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:05 | Wind | damage | Manchester | Delaware | Large tree uprooted in Manchester... which fell on a fence. Time and location estimated. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:13 | Wind | 63 mph | 2 ENE Searsboro | Poweshiek | Measured by personal weather station. (DMX) |
| 07-29 07:24 | Wind | damage | 2 E Cedar Rapids | Linn | Delayed report of tree branches down. Time estimated by radar. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:26 | Wind | 83 mph | 3 E Cedar Rapids | Linn | From PWS. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:30 | Wind | 60 mph | Lisbon | Linn | (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:30 | Wind | 74 mph | 1 SSW Fairview | Jones | IADOT RWIS. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:30 | Wind | damage | Central City | Linn | Photo relayed of large tree branch broken off. Time estimated by radar. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:32 | Wind | damage | Manchester | Delaware | Trees and power lines down. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:41 | Wind | 63 mph | Iowa City Municipality | Johnson | ASOS. (DVN) |
| 07-29 07:41 | Wind | 65 mph | 3 ESE Monticello Munici | Jones | PWS. (DVN) |
| 07-29 08:00 | Wind | damage | 1 W Sigourney | Keokuk | Large tree branch split from a pear tree. Branch seems to be at least 6 inches in diameter. (DVN) |
| 07-29 08:08 | Wind | 71 mph | Wyoming | Jones | (DVN) |
| 07-29 08:08 | Wind | damage | Wyoming | Jones | Pine tree snapped across roadway and flagpole broken. (DVN) |
| 07-29 08:09 | Wind | 65 mph | Lowden | Cedar | Persisting for the past 5 to 10 minutes. (DVN) |
| 07-29 08:26 | Wind | damage | Blue Grass | Scott | Delayed report of a downed wooden light pole onto a baseball field. Time estimated by radar. (DVN) |
| 07-29 08:30 | Wind | damage | Dewitt | Clinton | Many small to medium tree branches down. (DVN) |
| 07-29 08:34 | Wind | 60 mph | Davenport | Scott | (DVN) |
| 07-29 08:45 | Wind | 58 mph | 2 W Fulton | Clinton | Time estimated by radar. Minor tree damage was also noted nearby. (DVN) |
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