Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 16, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 16, 1992
Start: 1992-06-16T01:19
End: 1992-06-16T23:55
Location: Iowa

June 16, 1992 · 30 events in 15 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 5 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $5.3 million
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

16 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Page

When: June 16, 1:19 AM CST
Where: Page County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.770, -95.370

Hail, Black Hawk

When: June 16, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Black Hawk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.520, -92.450

Hail, Black Hawk

When: June 16, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Black Hawk County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.520, -92.450

Tornado, Black Hawk

When: June 16, 2:03 PM CST
Where: Black Hawk County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.7 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.550, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Bremer

When: June 16, 3:03 PM PST
Where: Bremer County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.800, -92.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Winneshiek

When: June 16, 3:42 PM PST
Where: Winneshiek County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 43.180, -91.880

Tornado, Harrison

When: June 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Rating: F3
Path length: 19 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.650, -95.800

Hail, Plymouth

When: June 16, 8:42 PM CST
Where: Plymouth County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.830, -96.550

Tornado, Sioux

When: June 16, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Sioux County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 43.150, -96.170

Tornado, Crawford

When: June 16, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Rating: F3
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.870, -95.530

Tornado, Ida

When: June 16, 9:48 PM CST
Where: Ida County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.330, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: June 16, 8:00 PM PST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.730, -95.720

Tornado, Monona

When: June 16, 10:01 PM CST
Where: Monona County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 42.000, -95.750

Hail, Plymouth

When: June 16, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Plymouth County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.630, -96.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: June 16, 8:15 PM PST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 41.680, -95.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Sioux

When: June 16, 8:39 PM PST
Where: Sioux County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 43.000, -96.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Monona

When: June 16, 8:55 PM PST
Where: Monona County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.980, -95.780

Tornado, Pottawattamie

When: June 16, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Pottawattamie County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.350, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Monona

When: June 16, 9:11 PM PST
Where: Monona County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.050, -95.700

Tornado, Mills

When: June 16, 11:14 PM CST
Where: Mills County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.150, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: June 16, 9:22 PM PST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 42.030, -95.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: June 16, 9:26 PM PST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates: 42.000, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Monona

When: June 16, 9:30 PM PST
Where: Monona County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.070, -95.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Plymouth

When: June 16, 9:45 PM PST
Where: Plymouth County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.830, -96.170

Tornado, Shelby

When: June 16, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.650, -95.330

Thunderstorm Wind, O'Brien

When: June 16, 9:52 PM PST
Where: O'Brien County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.980, -95.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: June 16, 10:30 PM PST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.750, -96.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When: June 16, 10:37 PM PST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 43.470, -95.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: June 16, 10:45 PM PST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.580, -95.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: June 16, 11:55 PM PST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 42.170, -95.430

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10157518, 10157531, 10157533, 10025807, 10025808, 10025809, 10025812, 10158407, 10025814, 10025816, 10025822, 10025810, 10025824, 10158412, 10025811, 10025813, 10025815, 10026680, 10025817, 10026897, 10025818, 10025819, 10025820, 10025821, 10026898, 10025823, 10025825, 10025826, 10025827, 10026899.