Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 2, 1992

Name: Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 2, 1992
Start: 1992-07-02T01:55
End: 1992-07-02T15:00
Location: Iowa

July 2, 1992 · NWS MLI · 30 events in 22 counties and zones

21 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 tornado, 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: 30

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

21 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Guthrie

When: July 2, 1:55 AM CST
Where: Guthrie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.780, -94.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 2, 4:03 AM PST
Where: Fayette County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 42.680, -91.900

Hail, Shelby

When: July 2, 6:22 AM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.600, -95.450

Hail, Shelby

When: July 2, 6:38 AM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.580, -95.330

Hail, Dallas

When: July 2, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.680, -93.970

Hail, Polk

When: July 2, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.680, -93.800

Hail, Grundy

When: July 2, 9:35 AM CST
Where: Grundy County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.350, -92.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: July 2, 8:00 AM PST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.920, -93.850

Hail, Benton

When: July 2, 10:12 AM CST
Where: Benton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.170, -92.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: July 2, 8:30 AM PST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 87 kt (100 mph)
Coordinates: 41.730, -93.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: July 2, 9:02 AM PST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.730, -93.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: July 2, 9:07 AM PST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.700, -93.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahaska

When: July 2, 9:31 AM PST
Where: Mahaska County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.300, -92.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Keokuk

When: July 2, 10:15 AM PST
Where: Keokuk County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.330, -92.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When: July 2, 10:19 AM PST
Where: Linn County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.200, -91.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When: July 2, 10:20 AM PST
Where: Linn County
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 42.000, -91.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Davis

When: July 2, 10:37 AM PST
Where: Davis County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 40.750, -92.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 2, 10:50 AM PST
Where: Fayette County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.970, -91.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When: July 2, 10:55 AM PST
Where: Cedar County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.850, -90.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: July 2, 10:56 AM PST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.800, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When: July 2, 10:57 AM PST
Where: Cedar County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.670, -91.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: July 2, 11:00 AM PST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 42.230, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: July 2, 11:05 AM PST
Where: Lee County
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 40.400, -91.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque

When: July 2, 11:07 AM PST
Where: Dubuque County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.300, -91.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 2, 11:20 AM PST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 42.070, -90.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: July 2, 11:25 AM PST
Where: Clinton County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.830, -90.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscatine

When: July 2, 11:35 AM PST
Where: Muscatine County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.420, -91.050

Tornado, Mahaska

When: July 2, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Mahaska County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 41.300, -92.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 2, 11:50 AM PST
Where: Fayette County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.970, -91.800

Hail, Scott

When: July 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Measured: 2.25 in hail
Coordinates: 41.530, -90.580

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Iowa in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Iowa, 1992 Warnings in Iowa, July 1992

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: 10157782, 10026918, 10157783, 10157784, 10157785, 10157786, 10157787, 10026919, 10157789, 10026920, 10026921, 10026922, 10026923, 10026924, 10026925, 10026926, 10026927, 10026928, 10026929, 10026930, 10026931, 10026932, 10026933, 10026934, 10026935, 10026936, 10026937, 10026939, 10026938, 10154648.