Hail, Buchanan
- When
- June 4, 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Buchanan County, Brandon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -92.000
Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 4, 1999
5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Muscatine
- When
- June 4, 1:19 PM CST
- Where
- Muscatine County, 4 mi E of Muscatine
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -90.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- June 4, 1:36 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, 2 mi S of Eldridge
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -90.600
Hail, Muscatine
- When
- June 4, 1:42 PM CST
- Where
- Muscatine County, Fruitland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -91.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Muscatine
- When
- June 4, 1:42 PM CST
- Where
- Muscatine County, Muscatine
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -91.050
Funnel Cloud, Louisa
- When
- June 4, 1:44 PM CST
- Where
- Louisa County, 1 mi SE of Wapello
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.219, -91.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Des Moines
- When
- June 4, 2:10 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Des Moines County, Burlington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.820, -91.080
Hail, Des Moines
- When
- June 4, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Des Moines County, Burlington
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.820, -91.080
Hail, Lee
- When
- June 4, 2:28 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Ft Madison
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -91.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- June 4, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Keokuk
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -91.380
High winds slowed the painting project on the Keokuk water tower. Scaffolding along the tower was bent.
Lightning, Scott
- When
- June 4, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Davenport
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning caused a fire when it struck a house. The house sustained smoke damage. There were no reports of injuries.
Flood, Scott
- When
- June 4, 2:37 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Davenport
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain of 1 to 2 inches in an hour caused street flooding at the intersection of Division and Dover.High water also resulted in the closing of River Drive for a short time between East 3rd and 4th Street.Conditions improved shortly after the rains ceased.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 4 to 5, 1999
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 4, 1999
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 4, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 4, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 4, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 4, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 4, 1999
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 4, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 4, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 4, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, June 4, 1999
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 4, 1999
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, June 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: 5716053, 5716054, 5716055, 5716056, 5716057, 5716059, 5716058, 5716060, 5716061, 5716062, 5716064, 5716063.