Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- June 2, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -93.670
Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 2, 1990
18 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $550,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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
18 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet
- When
- June 2, 10:20 AM CST
- Where
- Emmet County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -94.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- June 2, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -93.050
Tornado, Van Buren
- When
- June 2, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- Van Buren County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -92.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- June 2, 10:41 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.580, -92.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Keokuk
- When
- June 2, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Keokuk County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -92.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- June 2, 11:10 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.050, -92.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Story
- When
- June 2, 11:13 AM CST
- Where
- Story County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.020, -93.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Poweshiek
- When
- June 2, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Poweshiek County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.730, -92.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Tama
- When
- June 2, 11:17 AM CST
- Where
- Tama County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.970, -92.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- June 2, 11:20 AM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.230, -91.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- June 2, 11:28 AM CST
- Where
- Floyd County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.070, -92.700
Tornado, Buchanan
- When
- June 2, 11:43 AM CST
- Where
- Buchanan County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.5 mi
- Path width
- 67 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -91.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw
- When
- June 2, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -92.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- June 2, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -92.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- June 2, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.550, -91.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- June 2, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -91.700
Tornado, Delaware
- When
- June 2, 11:52 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 67 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 42.420, -91.580
Hail, Delaware
- When
- June 2, 11:57 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -91.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Winneshiek
- When
- June 2, 12:01 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -91.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- June 2, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.580, -91.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque
- When
- June 2, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dubuque County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -91.070
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- June 2, 2:12 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.030, -90.680
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 2, 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 2, 1990
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 2, 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 2, 1990
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 2, 1990
- Tornadoes in Florida, June 2, 1990
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 2, 1990
- Hail in Alabama, June 2, 1990
More
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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: 10027370, 10027371, 10027372, 10027373, 10027374, 10027375, 10027376, 10027377, 10027378, 10027379, 10027380, 10027381, 10027382, 10027383, 10027384, 10027385, 10027386, 10027387, 10028246, 10028247, 10028248, 10028249, 10028250.