Iowa, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 15, 1992

April 15, 1992 · NWS DSM · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Warren

When
April 15, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.500, -93.500

Tornado, Pocahontas

When
April 15, 2:56 PM CST
Where
Pocahontas County
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
42.700, -94.570

Hail, Adair

When
April 15, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Adair County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.300, -94.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
April 15, 1:30 PM PST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
41.620, -93.270

Hail, Linn

When
April 15, 3:41 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.020, -91.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When
April 15, 3:40 PM PST
Where
Wright County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
42.800, -93.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
April 15, 4:02 PM PST
Where
Warren County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
41.180, -93.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 15, 4:26 PM PST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
42.870, -93.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 15, 6:30 PM PST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
41.000, -91.980

Hail, Linn

When
April 15, 9:52 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.000, -91.700

What these are

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

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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: 10160932, 10025772, 10161155, 10025771, 10161159, 10025773, 10025774, 10025775, 10025776, 10163126.