Iowa, 1993

Hail in Iowa, May 11, 1993

May 11, 1993 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Webster

When
May 11, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Webster County, Lanyon
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
42.428, -94.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When
May 11, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Greene County, Paton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
42.036, -94.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

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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: 10323826, 10321670.