Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 7, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 7, 1994
Start: 1994-06-07T15:15
End: 1994-06-07T18:00
Location: Iowa

June 7, 1994 · 11 events in 5 counties and zones

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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: 1
Property damage: $235,000
Crop damage: $2.3 million
Events: 11

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

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Benton

When: June 7, 3:15 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Keystone to Norway
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: June 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Blairstown
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When: June 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Swisher
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Linn

When: June 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Linn County, Fairfax
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: June 7, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Fairfax
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: June 7, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Walford
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When: June 7, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Swisher
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When: June 7, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, North Liberty
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: June 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Jefferson
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.036, -94.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When: June 7, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Grand Junction
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.036, -94.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Story

When: June 7, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Story County, Collins
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 42.036, -93.465 (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: 10322122, 10322123, 10324324, 10324426, 10322124, 10322125, 10324325, 10324326, 10321673, 10321674, 10324192.