Hail, Winneshiek
- When
- July 1, 8:07 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, Decorah
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -91.800
Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 1, 1997
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- $40,000
- 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.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:05 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Winneshiek
- When
- July 1, 8:12 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, 2 mi N of Decorah
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.330, -91.800
Hail, Winneshiek
- When
- July 1, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, 8 mi NE of Decorah
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -91.680
Hail, Allamakee
- When
- July 1, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Hanover
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -91.530
Hail, Allamakee
- When
- July 1, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Hanover
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -91.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Allamakee
- When
- July 1, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, 2 mi N of Waukon
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -91.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Allamakee
- When
- July 1, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Lansing
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -91.230
Hail, Allamakee
- When
- July 1, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Lansing
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -91.230
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 1, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 1 to 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 1, 1997
- Drought in Maryland, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 1, 1997
- Drought in West Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Drought in Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 1, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 1 to 23, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 1, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, July 1997
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: 5607126, 5606469, 5607127, 5606466, 5606467, 5606470, 5606471, 5606468.