Iowa, 1976

Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1976

May 28, 1976 · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

7 hail, 1 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.

  • 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
9

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

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

Hail, Dallas

When
May 28, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.500, -94.130

Hail, Poweshiek

When
May 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Poweshiek County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.530, -92.670

Hail, Polk

When
May 28, 3:49 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.500, -93.670

Hail, Jasper

When
May 28, 4:43 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.700, -93.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Page

When
May 28, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Page County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
40.730, -95.030

Hail, Page

When
May 28, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Page County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.730, -95.030

Tornado, Fremont

When
May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Fremont County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.920, -95.600

Hail, Fremont

When
May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Fremont County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.900, -95.670

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.020, -95.230

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10014903, 10014904, 10014905, 10014906, 10014907, 10014908, 10014909, 10014910, 10014911.