Iowa, 1988Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 7, 1988
August 7, 1988 · NWS DSM · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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, Dickinson
- When
- August 7, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.430, -95.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Sioux
- When
- August 7, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -95.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Plymouth
- When
- August 7, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Plymouth County
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.770, -96.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Plymouth
- When
- August 7, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Plymouth County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.630, -96.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Kossuth
- When
- August 7, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kossuth County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -94.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- August 7, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -94.630
- 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.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 7, 19881 injured · $25,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 7, 19881 injured · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 7, 19883 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 7, 1988F0 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 7, 19881.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 7, 19881 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: 10025483, 10025484, 10025485, 10025486, 10025487, 10025488.