Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, March 10, 1990

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, March 10, 1990
Start: 1990-03-10T00:12
End: 1990-03-10T08:25
Location: Iowa

March 10, 1990 · NWS MLI · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Muscatine

When: March 10, 12:12 AM CST
Where: Muscatine County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.350, -91.130

Hail, Muscatine

When: March 10, 12:35 AM CST
Where: Muscatine County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.420, -91.050

Hail, Marion

When: March 10, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.420, -92.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: March 10, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 40.650, -91.550

Hail, Mahaska

When: March 10, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Mahaska County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 41.480, -92.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: March 10, 8:08 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 40.630, -91.320

Hail, Muscatine

When: March 10, 8:25 AM CST
Where: Muscatine County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.420, -91.050

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.

The same day elsewhere

Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 10, 19902 in hail · 12 events

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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: 10026238, 10026239, 10026240, 10026241, 10026242, 10026243, 10026244.