Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 23, 12:18 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Popejoy
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 42.733, -93.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 23, 1993
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $11,000
- Events
- 3
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
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- August 23, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin County, Iowa Falls
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.384, -93.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- August 23, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Floyd County, Charles City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.060, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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 Oklahoma, August 23, 1993
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 23, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 23, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 23, 1993
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 23, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 23, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 23, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 23, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 23, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 23, 1993
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 23, 1993
More
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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: 10321619, 10324502, 10321608.