Iowa, 1999Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 27, 1999
July 27, 1999 · NWS DVN · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $21,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa
- When
- July 27, 9:38 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa County, North English
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.520, -92.080
Downburst winds blew the roof off a farrowing house in rural North English and snapped large tree limbs in North English proper.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa
- When
- July 27, 9:38 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa County, Williamsburg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -92.000
Thunderstorm downburst winds downed trees in Williamsburg.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 27, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Ainsworth
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -91.570
Thunderstorm downburst winds tore the roof off a house in Ainsworth.
Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa
- When
- July 27, 10:44 PM CST
- Where
- Louisa County, 1 mi E of Morning Sun
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.100, -91.250
A thunderstorm gust of 60 mph blew a Sheriff's squad car into the opposite lane of traffic in rural Morning Sun.
- 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.
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 27, 1999$800,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Heat in Louisiana, July 27, 19991 death · 1 event
- Marine High Wind in Tennessee, July 27, 1999$1.0 million · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 27, 1999$600,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 27, 1999F1 · 29 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 27, 1999$51,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 events
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 27, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 27, 1999$65,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 27, 1999$55,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 27, 1999F1 · 14 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 27 to 28, 1999$46,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 27, 19993 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 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: 5718347, 5718348, 5718349, 5718350.