Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- May 30, 11:01 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Florenceville to Cresco
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 43.500, -92.130
Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 30 to 31, 1998
60 to 70 mph wind gusts associated with a fast moving line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines. A machine shop near Waukon was heavily damaged.
Where it happened
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- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $222,000
- Crop damage
- $102,000
- Events
- 7
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.
60 to 70 mph wind gusts associated with a fast moving line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines. A machine shop near Waukon was heavily damaged.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- May 30, 11:32 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County, Floyd
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 43.130, -92.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Winneshiek
- When
- May 30, 11:42 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, 5 mi NE of Decorah
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 43.350, -91.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw
- When
- May 31, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, Alta Vista
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.200, -92.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Allamakee
- When
- May 31, 12:25 AM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Waukon
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Coordinates
- 43.270, -91.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- May 31, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 11 mi E of Oelwein
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $17,000
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -91.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton
- When
- May 31, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Strawberry Pt
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -91.530
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 30, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 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: 5642078, 5642081, 5642075, 5642080, 5642079, 5642076, 5642077.