Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 24, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 24, 1994
Start: 1994-05-24T16:27
End: 1994-05-24T23:15
Location: Iowa

May 24, 1994 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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: $60,000
Crop damage: $55,000
Events: 3

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

Hail, Ringgold

When: May 24, 4:27 PM CST
Where: Ringgold County, Kellerton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 40.735, -94.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ringgold

When: May 24, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Ringgold County, Kellerton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.735, -94.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: May 24, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Lyon County, Lester
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.381, -96.210 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An area of thunderstorms moved into the northwest corner of Iowa during the late evening and early morning hours. These storms were not severe generally. One storm caused damage in Lyon County, on a farm southwest of Lester. In what appeared to be a collapsing top, high winds caused some damage on the farm. A loaded wagon was overturned and the window was blown out of one of the farm buildings.

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

Every storm in Iowa in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Iowa, May 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: 10323894, 10323895, 10324364.