Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 20, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -93.250
Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 20, 1980
14 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
14 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- August 20, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -92.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- August 20, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.970, -93.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- August 20, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Coordinates
- 42.480, -91.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren
- When
- August 20, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Van Buren County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -91.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- August 20, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County
- Coordinates
- 40.970, -91.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque
- When
- August 20, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Dubuque County
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -90.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Muscatine
- When
- August 20, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Muscatine County
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -91.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- August 20, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -90.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 20, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -90.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- August 20, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -90.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- August 20, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -90.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- August 20, 7:28 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- August 20, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.900, -90.830
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 20, 1980
More
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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: 10013669, 10013670, 10013671, 10013672, 10013673, 10013674, 10013675, 10013676, 10013677, 10013678, 10013679, 10013680, 10013681, 10013682.