Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell
- When
- May 15, 4:13 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, 2 mi N of Carpenter
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.450, -93.000
Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 15, 1998
Winds of 60 to 65 mph downed trees, power lines and blew roofs off of a couple buildings.
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
- $69,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Events
- 5
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.
Winds of 60 to 65 mph downed trees, power lines and blew roofs off of a couple buildings.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 151 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 15, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, West Union
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $16,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -91.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Winneshiek
- When
- May 15, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, Castalia
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $23,000
- Coordinates
- 43.120, -91.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Winneshiek
- When
- May 15, 6:03 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, Frankville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -91.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Allamakee
- When
- May 15, 6:08 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, 3 mi N of Waukon
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Coordinates
- 43.320, -91.480
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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- Tornadoes and Flood in Iowa, May 15, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 15 to 18, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 15, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, May 15, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 15, 1998
- High Wind in South Dakota, May 15, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 15, 1998
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, May 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: 5642495, 5642496, 5642497, 5642498, 5642494.