Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 19, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 19, 1994
Start: 1994-08-19T11:35
End: 1994-08-19T17:30
Location: Iowa

August 19, 1994 · 32 events in 10 counties and zones

21 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 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: 8
Property damage: $6.7 million
Crop damage: $1.5 million
Events: 32

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

21 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Mitchell

When: August 19, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Mitchell County, Osage
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.356, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chickasaw

When: August 19, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County, Nushua
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.060, -92.318 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Floyd

When: August 19, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Floyd County, Charles City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.060, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bremer

When: August 19, 12:36 PM CST
Where: Bremer County, Sumner
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.775, -92.318 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Allamakee

When: August 19, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Allamakee County, Postville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.284, -91.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When: August 19, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Clayton County, McGregor
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.083, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fayette

When: August 19, 1:06 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Fayette
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.863, -91.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fayette

When: August 19, 1:06 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Randalia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.863, -91.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fayette

When: August 19, 1:07 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, .5 S Randalia
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 42.863, -91.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clayton

When: August 19, 1:37 PM CST
Where: Clayton County, Elkader
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.083, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clayton

When: August 19, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Clayton County, Guttenberg
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.083, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When: August 19, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Clayton County, Buena Vista
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.083, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque

When: August 19, 2:38 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Balltown
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque

When: August 19, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Dubuque
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dubuque

When: August 19, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Durango
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque

When: August 19, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Durango
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque

When: August 19, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Sageville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dubuque

When: August 19, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Sageville
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dubuque

When: August 19, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Dubuque
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Property damage: $5.0 million
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dubuque

When: August 19, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Dubuque
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: August 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Bellevue
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: August 19, 4:02 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Bellevue
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: August 19, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Green Island
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: August 19, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Green Island
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clinton

When: August 19, 4:24 PM CST
Where: Clinton County, Delmar
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clinton

When: August 19, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Clinton County, Clinton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clinton

When: August 19, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Clinton County, Elvira
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clinton

When: August 19, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Clinton County, Clinton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dubuque

When: August 19, 5:01 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Zwingle
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: August 19, 5:04 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, La Motte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: August 19, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Clinton County, Clinton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: August 19, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, La Motte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.172, -90.574 (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.
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: 10323866, 10321517, 10321612, 10321926, 10322053, 10321550, 10321583, 10321584, 10321585, 10321551, 10321552, 10321553, 10321753, 10321754, 10321755, 10321756, 10321757, 10321758, 10321759, 10321760, 10324312, 10324313, 10324314, 10324315, 10321566, 10321567, 10321568, 10321569, 10321761, 10324316, 10321570, 10324317.