Iowa, 1993

Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 2, 1993

September 2, 1993 · 13 events in 4 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.1 million
Crop damage
$313,000
Events
13

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
September 2, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Gravity
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.737, -94.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ringgold

When
September 2, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Ringgold County, Mt. Ayr
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.735, -94.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ringgold

When
September 2, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Ringgold County, Mt. Ayr
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
40.735, -94.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
September 2, 12:25 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Bedford
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
40.737, -94.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Taylor

When
September 2, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Gravity
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.737, -94.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Taylor

When
September 2, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Bedford
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.737, -94.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
September 2, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, Lamoni
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.738, -93.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
September 2, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, Davis City
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
40.738, -93.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ringgold

When
September 2, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Ringgold County, Mt. Ayr
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.735, -94.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ringgold

When
September 2, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Ringgold County, Mt. Ayr
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.735, -94.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
September 2, 1:38 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, Leon
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
40.738, -93.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wayne

When
September 2, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, Lineville
Measured
1.25 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.740, -93.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold front dropped southeast across Iowa during the middle part of the day on the 2nd. Thunderstorm fired up around noon along the front and became severe with high winds and hail. Marble-size hail occurred over the southwest corner of the state in Shenandoah. A short time later, quarter-size and slightly larger hail was reported east of Mt. Ayr. Gusty winds had moved through the city with one large tree downed at the court house, along with other scattered reports of damage. The storm produced about an inch of rain in 20 minutes. In Taylor county, high winds blew out a window of a house in Bedford. Winds also gusted to 55 to 60 mph in Gravity along with marble- to golfball-size hail. The combination of winds and hail broke several windows in houses around town. As the storms progressed farther south, winds of at least 70 mph blew through the town of Mt. Ayr as a second storm hit the city. The winds tore 3,300 square feet of roofing material from the high school, causing about $80,000 in damage. Around the same time, high winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Leon. Also in Decatur County, high winds caused widespread damage in the city of Lamoni and overturned a tractor-semitrailer truck. In Davis City, high winds knocked down trees and damaged a mobile home. In Wayne County, hail the size of half dollars combined with gusty winds broke windows out of a house in Lineville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
September 2, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, Lineville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
40.740, -93.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold front dropped southeast across Iowa during the middle part of the day on the 2nd. Thunderstorm fired up around noon along the front and became severe with high winds and hail. Marble-size hail occurred over the southwest corner of the state in Shenandoah. A short time later, quarter-size and slightly larger hail was reported east of Mt. Ayr. Gusty winds had moved through the city with one large tree downed at the court house, along with other scattered reports of damage. The storm produced about an inch of rain in 20 minutes. In Taylor county, high winds blew out a window of a house in Bedford. Winds also gusted to 55 to 60 mph in Gravity along with marble- to golfball-size hail. The combination of winds and hail broke several windows in houses around town. As the storms progressed farther south, winds of at least 70 mph blew through the town of Mt. Ayr as a second storm hit the city. The winds tore 3,300 square feet of roofing material from the high school, causing about $80,000 in damage. Around the same time, high winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Leon. Also in Decatur County, high winds caused widespread damage in the city of Lamoni and overturned a tractor-semitrailer truck. In Davis City, high winds knocked down trees and damaged a mobile home. In Wayne County, hail the size of half dollars combined with gusty winds broke windows out of a house in Lineville.

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.
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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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: 10323055, 10323890, 10323891, 10323056, 10323057, 10323058, 10321691, 10321692, 10323892, 10323893, 10321693, 10323823, 10323824.