Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 22, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 22, 1995
Start: 1995-07-22T00:18
End: 1995-07-22T20:24
Location: Iowa

July 22, 1995 · 16 events in 12 counties and zones

10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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: $257,000
Crop damage: $2.9 million
Events: 16

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

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Event by event

10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 22, 12:18 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Missouri Valley
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.683, -95.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 22, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Missouri to Valley
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 41.683, -95.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Television antenna, chimney, and tree limbs were blown down.

Hail, Pottawattamie

When: July 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Pottawattamie County, Neola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.337, -95.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 22, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Earlham
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.331, -94.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms propagated south across Iowa during the early morning hours. Though in general they were below severe levels, one storm produced high winds in Earlham. The Winds took the roof off of a barn and caused damage to a few out buildings on one farmstead.

Hail, Shelby

When: July 22, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Elk Horn
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.685, -95.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Floyd

When: July 22, 4:06 PM CST to 4:12 PM CST
Where: Floyd County, Marble Rock to
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $1.8 million
Coordinates: 43.060, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: July 22, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Floyd County, Nashua
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $70,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.060, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 22, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Clarksville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: $750,000
Coordinates: 42.732, -92.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bremer

When: July 22, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Bremer County, Plainfield
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.775, -92.318 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chickasaw

When: July 22, 4:26 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County, Nashua
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $150,000
Coordinates: 43.060, -92.318 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bremer

When: July 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Bremer County, Plainfield
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $60,000
Crop damage: $200,000
Coordinates: 42.775, -92.318 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bremer

When: July 22, 4:39 PM CST
Where: Bremer County, Frederika
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.775, -92.318 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Buchanan

When: July 22, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Buchanan County, Lamont
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dubuque

When: July 22, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Dubuque County, Rickardsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Appanoose

When: July 22, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Appanoose County, Rathbun
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 40.743, -92.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Monroe

When: July 22, 8:24 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Moravia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.030, -92.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10324512, 10324513, 10323820, 10323721, 10324170, 10321615, 10321616, 10322136, 10321928, 10321522, 10321929, 10321930, 10322013, 10321765, 10322119, 10323943.