Iowa, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 19, 1964

June 19, 1964 · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
3
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail,

When
June 19, 10:00 AM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
40.080, -92.580

Hail,

When
June 19, 10:05 AM CST
Where
County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -92.680

Hail, Davis

When
June 19, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Davis County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.880, -92.400

Hail, Linn

When
June 19, 12:46 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.880, -91.680

Hail,

When
June 19, 1:45 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.780, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
June 19, 1:45 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
42.780, -91.000

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 19, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.000, -91.900

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
June 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
41.780, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Fremont

When
June 19, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Fremont County
Coordinates
40.780, -95.500

Tornado, Page

When
June 19, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Page County
Rating
F3
Path length
11.5 mi
Path width
350 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.720, -95.350

Hail, Linn

When
June 19, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.880, -91.680

Tornado, Page

When
June 19, 8:21 PM CST
Where
Page County
Rating
F3
Path length
10.6 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.730, -95.050

Hail, Audubon

When
June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Audubon County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.500, -95.000

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10012189, 10012190, 10012191, 10012192, 10012193, 10012194, 10012195, 10012196, 10012197, 10012198, 10012199, 10012200, 10012201.