High Wind, Monona
- When
- February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Monona forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.052, -95.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Iowa, February 15, 1996
Strong winds sustained from 30 to 40 mph with gusts from 45 to 58 mph blew across 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 40 mph with gusts from 45 to 58 mph blew across 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 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -95.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Shelby
- When
- February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -95.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pottawattamie
- When
- February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawattamie forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -95.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mills
- When
- February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mills forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -95.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -95.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Fremont
- When
- February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fremont forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.746, -95.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Page
- When
- February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 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, February 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 15, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, February 15, 1996
- Wildfire in Texas, February 15, 1996
- High Wind in Missouri, February 15, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, February 15, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, February 15, 1996
- Hail in Georgia, February 15, 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: 5537897, 5537898, 5537899, 5537900, 5538089, 5538090, 5538091, 5538092.