Iowa, 1971Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 1971
July 8, 1971 · 16 events in 11 counties and zones
16 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guthrie
- When
- July 8, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Guthrie County
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -94.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- July 8, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -93.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- July 8, 12:53 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -93.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Story
- When
- July 8, 1:12 AM CST
- Where
- Story County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -93.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Story
- When
- July 8, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Story County
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -93.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- July 8, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -93.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- July 8, 1:37 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -93.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- July 8, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -92.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- July 8, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -92.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Black Hawk
- When
- July 8, 2:02 AM CST
- Where
- Black Hawk County
- Coordinates
- 42.380, -92.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Tama
- When
- July 8, 2:05 AM CST
- Where
- Tama County
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -92.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- July 8, 2:10 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -92.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Buchanan
- When
- July 8, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Buchanan County
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -91.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- July 8, 2:46 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -91.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque
- When
- July 8, 3:06 AM CST
- Where
- Dubuque County
- Coordinates
- 42.380, -90.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque
- When
- July 8, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Dubuque County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.380, -90.680
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Wisconsin, July 8, 1971F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, July 8, 1971$3,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 8, 1971$25,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 8, 19712 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 8, 197170 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 8, 19711 event
- Hail in Colorado, July 8, 19710.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Missouri, July 8, 19710.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Kansas, July 8, 19713 in hail · 1 event
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: 10013536, 10013537, 10013538, 10013539, 10013540, 10013541, 10013542, 10013543, 10013544, 10013545, 10013546, 10013547, 10013548, 10013549, 10013550, 10013551.