Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 26, 1987

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 26, 1987
Start: 1987-04-26T17:10
End: 1987-04-26T22:30
Location: Iowa

April 26, 1987 · NWS DSM · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

5 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.

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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kossuth

When: April 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Kossuth County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 43.200, -94.220

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 26, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.480, -93.550

Hail, Story

When: April 26, 8:02 PM CST
Where: Story County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -93.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When: April 26, 8:49 PM CST
Where: Linn County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.100, -91.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscatine

When: April 26, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Muscatine County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.350, -91.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When: April 26, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 40.730, -92.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa

When: April 26, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Louisa County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.270, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When: April 26, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 40.630, -91.870

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.

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

Every storm in Iowa in 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history Warnings in Iowa, April 1987

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: 10014334, 10014335, 10014336, 10014337, 10014338, 10014339, 10014340, 10014341.