Iowa, 1969

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 28, 1969

June 28, 1969 · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monona

When
June 28, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Monona County
Coordinates
42.000, -96.000

Tornado, Crawford

When
June 28, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Crawford County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.000, -95.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
June 28, 11:56 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Measured
78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates
42.000, -94.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 28, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
42.000, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
June 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
41.000, -92.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Wapello

When
June 28, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Wapello County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
41.080, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
June 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
41.000, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Appanoose

When
June 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Appanoose County
Measured
74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates
40.700, -92.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
June 28, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
41.380, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
June 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
40.780, -91.280

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
June 28, 5:24 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
55 kt (63 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.
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: 10013228, 10013229, 10013230, 10013231, 10013448, 10013449, 10013450, 10013451, 10013452, 10013453, 10013454.