Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 6, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 6, 1982
Start: 1982-07-06T13:30
End: 1982-07-06T19:20
Location: Iowa

July 6, 1982 · NWS NG · 13 events in 10 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $275,000
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

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clay

When: July 6, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.120, -95.100

Hail, Clay

When: July 6, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.150, -95.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 6, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.170, -94.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Cerro Gordo

When: July 6, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Cerro Gordo County
Coordinates: 43.150, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 6, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.030, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: July 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Coordinates: 43.350, -92.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: July 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 40.630, -91.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Cerro Gordo

When: July 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Cerro Gordo County
Coordinates: 43.070, -93.180

Hail, Black Hawk

When: July 6, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Black Hawk County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.420, -92.450

Hail, Bremer

When: July 6, 6:04 PM CST
Where: Bremer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.650, -92.470

Tornado, Butler

When: July 6, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 3 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 42.550, -92.620

Tornado, Keokuk

When: July 6, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Keokuk County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.170, -92.320

Tornado, Buchanan

When: July 6, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Buchanan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.480, -92.000

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Iowa in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Iowa, 1982

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: 10014059, 10014060, 10014061, 10014062, 10014063, 10014064, 10014065, 10014066, 10014067, 10014068, 10014069, 10014070, 10014071.