Thunderstorm Wind, Kossuth
- When
- June 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kossuth County, Whittemore
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.070, -94.420
Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18, 1998
Thunderstorms moved across northern and western Iowa during the late night and early morning hours. Though most were not severe, one cell did produce high winds as it crossed Hardin County.
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
- $43,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Events
- 4
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 moved across northern and western Iowa during the late night and early morning hours. Though most were not severe, one cell did produce high winds as it crossed Hardin County. Numerous trees were downed in the city of Iowa Falls as the storm moved through. Another storm produced high winds in the Charter Oak area of Crawford County, downing trees there.
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 160 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:00 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- June 18, 3:52 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Blairsburg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.480, -93.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- June 18, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin County, Iowa Falls
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.520, -93.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- June 18, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Charter Oak
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -95.600
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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 18, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 18 to 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Flash Flood in Maine, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 18 to 19, 1998
- Flood in Nebraska, June 18, 1998
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, June 1998
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: 5653287, 5653288, 5653285, 5653286.