Iowa, 1969

Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 3, 1969

July 3, 1969 · 12 events in 11 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

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  • 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Plymouth

When
July 3, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Plymouth County
Coordinates
42.780, -96.180

Hail, Allamakee

When
July 3, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Allamakee County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
43.080, -91.400

Hail, Cherokee

When
July 3, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.780, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When
July 3, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Dickinson County
Coordinates
43.380, -95.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
July 3, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
42.000, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
July 3, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
42.000, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
July 3, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
42.500, -94.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
July 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
41.700, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Keokuk

When
July 3, 3:02 PM CST
Where
Keokuk County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
41.380, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Keokuk

When
July 3, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Keokuk County
Coordinates
41.200, -92.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscatine

When
July 3, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Muscatine County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
41.500, -90.780

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
July 3, 4:58 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
40.780, -91.080

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.

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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: 10013470, 10013471, 10013472, 10013473, 10013474, 10013475, 10013476, 10013477, 10013478, 10013479, 10013480, 10013481.