Iowa, 1998High Wind in Iowa, September 25, 1998
September 25, 1998 · NWS FSD · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
Strong winds in a heat burst caused tree and power line damage. The winds also blew over a few small sheds and a large corn dryer..
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Strong winds in a heat burst caused tree and power line damage. The winds also blew over a few small sheds and a large corn dryer.. The winds were accompanied by rapid warming with temperatures rising into the 90s in the late evening. The affected area extended from Sioux City northeast to Spirit Lake.
High Wind, Woodbury
- When
- September 25, 8:15 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Woodbury forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.390, -96.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Plymouth
- When
- September 25, 8:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Plymouth forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.738, -96.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cherokee
- When
- September 25, 9:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.736, -95.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, O'Brien
- When
- September 25, 9:30 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- O'Brien forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.084, -95.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clay
- When
- September 25, 10:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dickinson
- When
- September 25, 10:30 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.378, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hurricane in Alabama, September 25 to 29, 19981 death · $179 million · 13 events
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 29, 1998$135 million · 6 events
- Hurricane in Mississippi, September 25 to 29, 1998$72 million · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 25, 19983 injured · $7.0 million · 1 in hail · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 25, 19985 injured · $5.6 million · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998$700,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 25, 1998$1.0 million · 78 kt wind · 1 event
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 27, 1998$250,000 · 15 events
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998$40,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 25, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, September 25 to 26, 1998$5,000 · 2 in hail · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 25, 19983 in hail · 17 events
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: 5668273, 5668278, 5668274, 5668277, 5668275, 5668276.