Iowa, 1995Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 6, 1995
September 6, 1995 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $58,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Events
- 6
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.
Hail, Butler
- When
- September 6, 6:41 AM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Austinville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 42.732, -92.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms formed during the night ahead of a slow moving Pacific cold front. They moved into northeast Iowa during the predawn hours. Though many were not severe, one storm did produce hail over Butler County. Three quarter-inch diameter hail fell in the Austinville area, with golf ball-size hail reported at Applington. High winds in the Applington area also downed numerous trees and power lines as well.
Hail, Butler
- When
- September 6, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Applington
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 42.732, -92.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms formed during the night ahead of a slow moving Pacific cold front. They moved into northeast Iowa during the predawn hours. Though many were not severe, one storm did produce hail over Butler County. Three quarter-inch diameter hail fell in the Austinville area, with golf ball-size hail reported at Applington. High winds in the Applington area also downed numerous trees and power lines as well.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- September 6, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Applington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 42.732, -92.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms formed during the night ahead of a slow moving Pacific cold front. They moved into northeast Iowa during the predawn hours. Though many were not severe, one storm did produce hail over Butler County. Three quarter-inch diameter hail fell in the Austinville area, with golf ball-size hail reported at Applington. High winds in the Applington area also downed numerous trees and power lines as well.
Hail, Cerro Gordo
- When
- September 6, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cerro Gordo County, Clear Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.082, -93.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- September 6, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, New Haven
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.356, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Howard
- When
- September 6, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Cresco
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.357, -92.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two frontal systems were moving southeast across the central United States. The first cold front was Pacific in origin and was quite weak. A much stronger cold front dropped southeast from Canada and entered Iowa during the afternoon. The air mass was capped in the mid levels. CAPE values were in the 2000-3000 J-kg-1 range ahead of the Canadian cold front. Surface dew point temperatures in the lower 70s F. Strong thunderstorms developed over north central Iowa and moved into the northeast counties. The produced brief heavy rainfall and gusty winds for the most part. A few storms produced hail during the early evening hours as colder air moved in aloft. Three-quarter-inch diameter hail fell in several locations over northeast Iowa. Golf ball-size hail fell in a few locations. Both Applington, in Butler County, and New Haven, in Mitchell County, reported golf ball-size hail.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 6, 1995$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Hail in Texas, September 6, 1995$100,000 · 0.5 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, September 6, 1995$10,000 · F0 · 22 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 6, 1995F0 · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 6, 1995$2,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Colorado, September 6, 19950.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10322138, 10322139, 10322140, 10321488, 10323873, 10324534.