Iowa, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 2, 1980

June 2, 1980 · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

7 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
8
Property damage
$13 million
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

7 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Wayne

When
June 2, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Wayne County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.7 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.650, -93.420

Tornado, Appanoose

When
June 2, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Appanoose County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.670, -93.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Appanoose

When
June 2, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Appanoose County
Coordinates
40.680, -92.980

Tornado, Appanoose

When
June 2, 7:05 AM CST
Where
Appanoose County
Rating
F2
Path length
14.7 mi
Path width
80 yd
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.630, -92.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Davis

When
June 2, 7:15 AM CST
Where
Davis County
Coordinates
40.750, -92.420

Tornado, Davis

When
June 2, 7:35 AM CST
Where
Davis County
Rating
F2
Path length
5.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.670, -92.630

Hail, Lee

When
June 2, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.650, -91.550

Tornado, Decatur

When
June 2, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Rating
F4
Path length
16.5 mi
Path width
140 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.620, -93.920

Hail, Decatur

When
June 2, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.620, -93.930

Tornado, Wayne

When
June 2, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Rating
F4
Path length
14.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.600, -93.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
June 2, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
42.480, -91.450

Hail, Delaware

When
June 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.480, -91.450

Tornado, Dubuque

When
June 2, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Dubuque County
Rating
F1
Path length
3.6 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.430, -90.930

What these are

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.
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.
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 1980Every state in 1980This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Iowa, 1980

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: 10014770, 10014771, 10014772, 10014773, 10014774, 10014775, 10014776, 10014777, 10014778, 10014779, 10014780, 10014781, 10014782.