Iowa, 1969

Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 11, 1969

June 11, 1969 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
June 11, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Coordinates
40.880, -94.000

Hail, Madison

When
June 11, 7:08 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.280, -94.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa

When
June 11, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Iowa County
Coordinates
41.780, -92.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
June 11, 7:34 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
41.500, -93.680

Tornado, Marshall

When
June 11, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.830, -92.780

Hail, Marshall

When
June 11, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.880, -92.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Tama

When
June 11, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Tama County
Coordinates
42.000, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
June 11, 10:42 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
41.280, -93.580

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: 10012348, 10012349, 10012350, 10012351, 10012352, 10012353, 10012354, 10012355.