Hail, Lee
- When
- February 27, 12:29 AM CST
- Where
- Lee County, 5 mi SW of Ft Madison
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -91.380
Hail in Iowa, February 27, 1996
Several severe thunderstorms occurred late on the 26th across Illinios. The thunderstorms all developed on a warm front which stretched from northern Illinois across southern Iowa.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 DVN wrote it up.
Several severe thunderstorms occurred late on the 26th across Illinios. The thunderstorms all developed on a warm front which stretched from northern Illinois across southern Iowa. A few strong thunderstorms developed along the warm front in Iowa just after midnight; however, the only severe report recieved was in Lee county near the Mississippi.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:30 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1996
- Cold in New Hampshire, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 27, 1996
- Heat in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 27, 1996
- Hail in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
More
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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: 5542837.