Iowa, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 19, 1994

June 19, 1994 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.2 million
Crop damage
$107,000
Events
7

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Story

When
June 19, 3:34 PM CST
Where
Story County, Ames
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
42.036, -93.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Story and Hardin

When
June 19, 3:45 PM CST to 4:13 PM CST
Where
Story and Hardin County, Roland
Rating
F1
Path length
7 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
42.170, -93.500

Hail, Tama

When
June 19, 4:31 PM CST
Where
Tama County, Tama
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
42.080, -92.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
June 19, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Benton County, Urbana
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tama

When
June 19, 4:57 PM CST
Where
Tama County, Tama
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
42.080, -92.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When
June 19, 6:07 PM CST
Where
Linn County, Fairfax
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
June 19, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Le Clair
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$50
Coordinates
41.637, -90.623 (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.
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

More

Every storm in Iowa in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Iowa, 1994Warnings in Iowa, June 1994

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: 10324252, 10324258, 10324262, 10322127, 10324263, 10324427, 10324044.