Iowa, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 17, 1984

June 17, 1984 · 17 events in 12 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
4
Property damage
$303,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

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

Hail, Grundy

When
June 17, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Grundy County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
42.230, -92.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When
June 17, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Grundy County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
42.230, -92.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Black Hawk

When
June 17, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Black Hawk County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
42.520, -92.450

Tornado, Woodbury

When
June 17, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Woodbury County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.450, -96.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
June 17, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Coordinates
42.730, -91.470

Tornado, Woodbury

When
June 17, 4:27 PM CST
Where
Woodbury County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.500, -96.070

Tornado, Cherokee

When
June 17, 4:29 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.680, -95.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
June 17, 4:29 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
42.520, -91.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodbury

When
June 17, 4:38 PM CST
Where
Woodbury County
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
42.320, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Coordinates
41.670, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Monona

When
June 17, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Monona County
Coordinates
42.030, -95.930

Tornado, Harrison

When
June 17, 6:24 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Rating
F1
Path length
7 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.820, -96.070

Tornado, Iowa

When
June 17, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Iowa County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.670, -92.200

Tornado, Harrison

When
June 17, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.520, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Pocahontas

When
June 17, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Pocahontas County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
42.800, -94.680

Tornado, Cedar

When
June 17, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Cedar County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.670, -91.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
June 17, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
41.420, -92.930

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.

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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: 10014225, 10014226, 10014227, 10014228, 10014229, 10012737, 10012738, 10012739, 10012740, 10012741, 10012742, 10012743, 10012744, 10012745, 10012746, 10012747, 10012748.