Hail, Calhoun
- When
- February 26, 8:40 AM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, 5 mi SW of Lake City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 42.220, -94.800
Hail in Iowa, February 26, 1999
A strong warm advection pattern was in place over Iowa during the early morning of the 26th. Elevated thunderstorms developed over western Iowa and moved northeast quickly.
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
- $500
- 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.
A strong warm advection pattern was in place over Iowa during the early morning of the 26th. Elevated thunderstorms developed over western Iowa and moved northeast quickly. With the atmosphere being relatively cold from the winter season, many of the storms produced hail with ease. One inch diameter hail fell southwest of Lake City as the storm moved overhead.
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:41 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 26, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 26 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 26, 1999
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 26 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 26, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 26 to 27, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 26, 1999
- Flood in North Dakota, February 26, 1999
- Flood in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 1999
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, February 1999
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: 5682987.