Thunderstorm Wind, Cerro Gordo
- When
- June 15, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Cerro Gordo County, Clear Lake
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 43.130, -93.380
Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 15, 1997
Thunderstorms developed to the north of Iowa with the tail of a line of thunderstorms brushing into north central Iowa. As the storms moved into Clear Lake, high winds downed trees across the city.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 4
- Property damage
- $40,000
- 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 DMX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed to the north of Iowa with the tail of a line of thunderstorms brushing into north central Iowa. As the storms moved into Clear Lake, high winds downed trees across the city. Four injuries were reported due to falling tree debris.
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:48 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5598748.