Iowa, 1971

Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 24, 1971

June 24, 1971 · 13 events in 12 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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.

  • 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
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Worth

When
June 24, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Coordinates
43.500, -93.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cerro Gordo

When
June 24, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Cerro Gordo County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
43.200, -93.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When
June 24, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Coordinates
43.280, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When
June 24, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Chickasaw County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
43.000, -92.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When
June 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Coordinates
43.280, -92.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Winneshiek

When
June 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Winneshiek County
Coordinates
43.080, -92.000

Tornado, Fayette

When
June 24, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Rating
F3
Path width
200 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.070, -91.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Allamakee

When
June 24, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Allamakee County
Coordinates
43.080, -91.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
June 24, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Coordinates
43.000, -91.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
June 24, 7:13 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
42.080, -91.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque

When
June 24, 7:18 PM CST
Where
Dubuque County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
42.380, -90.680

Hail, Delaware

When
June 24, 9:29 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.280, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
June 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Coordinates
43.000, -91.180

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Fayette1971-06-24Direct

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Iowa in 1971Every state in 1971This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Iowa, 1971

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: 10013520, 10013521, 10013522, 10013523, 10013524, 10013525, 10013526, 10013527, 10013528, 10013529, 10013530, 10013531, 10013532.