Iowa, 1983Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 2, 1983
July 2, 1983 · NWS NG · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- July 2, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -93.250
Tornado, Polk
- When
- July 2, 2:22 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.770, -93.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -90.200
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 2, 19830.75 in hail · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 2, 1983$60 · F0 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 2, 19830.75 in hail · 5 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 2, 1983$30 · F0 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2, 198352 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail in Indiana, July 2, 19830.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 2, 19831 event
- Damaging Wind in Maine, July 2, 19831 event
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 2, 198352 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 2, 19831 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 2, 19831 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 19831 event
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: 10011832, 10011833, 10011834.