High Wind, Lyon
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.381, -96.210 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Iowa, February 10, 1996
Strong winds caused scattered minor damage. One to two inches of snow also fell, resulting in areas of low visibility in blowing snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 FSD wrote it up.
Strong winds caused scattered minor damage. One to two inches of snow also fell, resulting in areas of low visibility in blowing snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Osceola
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osceola forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.379, -95.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dickinson
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.378, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sioux
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -96.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, O'Brien
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- O'Brien forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.084, -95.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clay
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Plymouth
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Plymouth forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.738, -96.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cherokee
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.736, -95.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Buena Vista
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buena Vista forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.736, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Woodbury
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Woodbury forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 42.390, -96.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ida
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ida forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.387, -95.513 (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 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
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 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: 5540591, 5540592, 5540593, 5540774, 5540775, 5540776, 5540777, 5540778, 5540779, 5540780, 5540781.