High Wind, Monona
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Monona forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.052, -95.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Iowa, February 10, 1996
Strong winds sustained from 30 to 45 mph with gusts from 47 to 65 mph were reported in Southwest Iowa.
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 30 to 45 mph with gusts from 47 to 65 mph were reported in Southwest Iowa.
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
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -95.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Shelby
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -95.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pottawattamie
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawattamie forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -95.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mills
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -95.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -95.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Fremont
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fremont forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.746, -95.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Page
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 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 Iowa, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in North Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 10, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 1996
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, February 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: 5537889, 5537890, 5537891, 5537892, 5537893, 5537894, 5537895, 5537896.