Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 22, 1995

A weak pressure gradient was over Iowa during the day. An upper level low pressure to the southeast of the state pushed moisture northwest over the southeast half of Iowa. Isolated thunderstorms fired during the late afternoon and evening hours producing gusty winds and some small hail. Later in the evening a cluster of thunderstorms formed over west-central into northwest Iowa. They moved north and became pulse severe. There was some hail, but the severe weather associated with them was in the form of high winds. Soundings from the previous evening indicated an inverted "V" type sounding. The result was strong downdraft winds under many of the storms. Winds of 70 mph moved through the Emmetsburg area before midnight. The winds downed numerous trees and branches in town. Marble-size hail accompanied the storm as well and reports indicated considerable drifting of the hail. Rainfall from the storm was over an inch in an hours time, resulting in some basement flooding. Another storm produced a 59 mph wind gust at the Estherville Airport causing only minor damage in the area.

Thunderstorms once again erupted in the warm and unstable air over Iowa. Inflow feed to the storms was weak and most were not able to become very strong. One cell became severe over Howard County and dropped golf ball-size hail on the town of Chester.