Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- June 15, 1:48 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County, Charles City Arpt
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Coordinates
- 43.070, -92.600
Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 15, 1997
Wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph knocked down numerous trees and power lines.
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
- $65,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Events
- 9
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 ARX wrote it up.
Wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph knocked down numerous trees and power lines.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:47 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw
- When
- June 15, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, 2 mi S of New Hampton
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -92.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Allamakee
- When
- June 15, 2:02 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Dorchester
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 43.480, -91.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Winneshiek
- When
- June 15, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, Bluffton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.400, -91.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Allamakee
- When
- June 15, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, 2 mi E of Waukon
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.270, -91.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton
- When
- June 15, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Mc Gregor
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 43.020, -91.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- June 15, 3:28 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, West Union
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -91.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton
- When
- June 15, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, 1 mi SE of Elkader
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Coordinates
- 42.830, -91.380
Hail, Clayton
- When
- June 15, 4:38 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Garber
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -91.270
What these are
- 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.
- 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
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- Hail in Kansas, June 15, 1997
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 15, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 15, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 15, 1997
- Tornado in Iowa, June 15, 1997
- Hail in Iowa, June 15, 1997
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: 5602150, 5602147, 5602151, 5602148, 5602149, 5602152, 5602153, 5602154, 5602155.