Iowa, 1986

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 10, 1986

June 10, 1986 · NWS DSM · 14 events in 12 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 5 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.

  • 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
2
Property damage
$503,000
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

9 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, O'Brien

When
June 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where
O'Brien County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
43.100, -95.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
June 10, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
41.600, -93.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Alto

When
June 10, 7:04 PM CST
Where
Palo Alto County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
43.120, -94.700

Tornado, Lucas

When
June 10, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Lucas County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
40.980, -93.270

Tornado, Marion

When
June 10, 8:43 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.320, -92.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Tama

When
June 10, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Tama County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
42.000, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
June 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
41.030, -92.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Wapello

When
June 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Wapello County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
41.020, -92.400

Tornado, Iowa

When
June 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Iowa County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.830, -92.070

Tornado, Iowa

When
June 10, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Iowa County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.800, -91.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When
June 10, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
42.030, -91.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
June 10, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
40.530, -91.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When
June 10, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
41.920, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
June 10, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
42.230, -91.280

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Iowa in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Iowa, 1986Warnings in Iowa, June 1986

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: 10013988, 10013989, 10013990, 10013991, 10013992, 10013993, 10013994, 10013995, 10013996, 10013997, 10013998, 10013999, 10014000, 10014001.