Iowa, 1995

Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 8, 1995

April 8, 1995 · 11 events in 8 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
0
Property damage
$82,000
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Guthrie

When
April 8, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Guthrie County, Casey
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
41.684, -94.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adair

When
April 8, 8:21 PM CST
Where
Adair County, Casey
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
41.331, -94.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cass

When
April 8, 8:43 PM CST
Where
Cass County, Massena
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
41.332, -94.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adair

When
April 8, 8:53 PM CST
Where
Adair County, Bridgewater
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
41.331, -94.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When
April 8, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Adair County, Greenfield
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
41.331, -94.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jasper

When
April 8, 9:27 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Prairie City
Measured
1.5 in hail
Property damage
$40,000
Coordinates
41.686, -93.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When
April 8, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Dunbar
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
42.036, -92.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fremont

When
April 8, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Fremont County, Percival
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.746, -95.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scott

When
April 8, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Mount Joy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail fell from thunderstorms during this event, but no damage was reported.

Hail, Scott

When
April 8, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Mount Joy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Page

When
April 8, 11:48 PM CST
Where
Page County, Clarinda
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.739, -95.150 (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.

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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: 10321737, 10322003, 10321431, 10322004, 10322005, 10324321, 10323778, 10321661, 10324046, 10324047, 10324245.