Iowa, 1987Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 3, 1987
August 3, 1987 · NWS DSM · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
9 thunderstorm wind, 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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, Pottawattamie
- When
- August 3, 5:32 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawattamie County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -95.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago
- When
- August 3, 7:39 AM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County
- Coordinates
- 43.270, -93.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- August 3, 7:45 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -94.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- August 3, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -90.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- August 3, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -90.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Wapello
- When
- August 3, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wapello County
- Coordinates
- 40.920, -92.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Davis
- When
- August 3, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Davis County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -92.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren
- When
- August 3, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Van Buren County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -91.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- August 3, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.920, -91.400
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 3, 19873 injured · 2 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 3, 19873 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 3, 19871 injured · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 3, 19871.5 in hail · 13 events
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 3, 198752 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 3, 198770 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 3, 19872 events
- Hail in Kansas, August 3, 19872 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 3, 19872 events
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 3, 19871 event
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 3, 19871 event
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 3, 19871 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: 10028324, 10028325, 10028326, 10028327, 10028328, 10028329, 10028330, 10028331, 10028332.