Iowa, 1968

Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 13, 1968

June 13, 1968 · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 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
17
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Davis

When
June 13, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Davis County
Coordinates
40.880, -92.180

Hail, Osceola

When
June 13, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Osceola County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.280, -95.780

Tornado, Osceola

When
June 13, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Osceola County
Rating
F2
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.380, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola

When
June 13, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Osceola County
Coordinates
43.280, -95.500

Hail, Osceola

When
June 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Osceola County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.380, -95.500

Tornado, Dickinson

When
June 13, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.9 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
17 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
43.380, -95.100

Tornado, Woodbury

When
June 13, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Woodbury County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.450, -96.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
43.200, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Alto

When
June 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Palo Alto County
Coordinates
43.200, -94.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Alto

When
June 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Palo Alto County
Coordinates
43.080, -94.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Buena Vista

When
June 13, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Buena Vista County
Coordinates
42.880, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet

When
June 13, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Emmet County
Coordinates
43.280, -94.500

Hail, Pottawattamie

When
June 13, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Pottawattamie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.200, -95.580

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 10015378, 10015379, 10015380, 10015381, 10015382, 10015383, 10015384, 10015385, 10015386, 10015387, 10015388, 10015389, 10015390.