Thunderstorm Wind, Kossuth
- When
- July 16, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kossuth County, Swea City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.204, -94.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 16, 1995
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Events
- 2
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- July 16, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Britt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.082, -93.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A thunderstorms moved across Kossuth and Hancock Counties. Though there was no history of severe weather with them. An apparent downburst blew into the town of Swea City. There were many trees downed by the winds and power was knocked out in a few areas. Another cell caused similar damage in Britt.
What these are
- 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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- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 16, 1995
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 16, 1995
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 16, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 16, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 16, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 16, 1995
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 16, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 16, 1995
More
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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: 10324359, 10324499.