Iowa, 1989

Hail in Iowa, April 24, 1989

April 24, 1989 · NWS DSM · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

4 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clay

When
April 24, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.070, -95.280

Hail, Clay

When
April 24, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.020, -95.150

Hail, Clay

When
April 24, 11:07 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.150, -95.270

Hail, Kossuth

When
April 24, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Kossuth County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
43.280, -94.220

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10026618, 10026619, 10026620, 10026621.