Iowa, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 19, 1992

June 19, 1992 · NWS ALO · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Howard

When
June 19, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.450, -92.280

Hail, Winneshiek

When
June 19, 3:39 PM CST
Where
Winneshiek County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.200, -91.970

Tornado, Clayton

When
June 19, 4:12 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.850, -91.450

Tornado, Clayton

When
June 19, 4:27 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
42.780, -91.400

Hail, Clayton

When
June 19, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.880, -91.450

Hail, Delaware

When
June 19, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.630, -91.200

Tornado, Keokuk

When
June 19, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Keokuk County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.330, -92.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
June 19, 3:58 PM PST
Where
Fayette County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
43.070, -91.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Des Moines

When
June 19, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Des Moines County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
41.000, -91.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque

When
June 19, 5:02 PM PST
Where
Dubuque County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
42.400, -91.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
June 19, 6:12 PM PST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
42.150, -90.680

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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Every storm in Iowa in 1992Every state in 1992This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Iowa, 1992Warnings in Iowa, June 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: 10157583, 10157594, 10026909, 10026910, 10157603, 10157607, 10026913, 10026908, 10026911, 10026912, 10026914.