High Wind, Monona
- When
- April 25, 3:00 AM CST to April 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Monona forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.052, -95.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Iowa, April 25 to 26, 1996
Strong winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph were reported in Southwest Iowa from early the 25th to early the 26th. Numerous power outages were reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OAX wrote it up.
Strong winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph were reported in Southwest Iowa from early the 25th to early the 26th. Numerous power outages were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Harrison
- When
- April 25, 3:00 AM CST to April 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -95.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Shelby
- When
- April 25, 3:00 AM CST to April 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -95.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pottawattamie
- When
- April 25, 3:00 AM CST to April 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawattamie forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -95.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mills
- When
- April 25, 3:00 AM CST to April 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mills forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -95.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Montgomery
- When
- April 25, 3:00 AM CST to April 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -95.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Fremont
- When
- April 25, 3:00 AM CST to April 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fremont forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.746, -95.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Page
- When
- April 25, 3:00 AM CST to April 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.739, -95.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 25 to 26, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, April 25 to 26, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25 to 28, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, April 25, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Indiana, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, April 1996
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: 5547231, 5547232, 5547233, 5547234, 5547235, 5547236, 5547237, 5547238.