Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 16, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Fayette
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.830, -91.800
Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 16, 1999
Numerous reports of hail the size of dimes and quarters were received from spotters and law enforcement officials. Winds gusting to 65 mph blew the roofs off homes near Elkader (Clayton County) and knocked down several large trees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $240,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
Numerous reports of hail the size of dimes and quarters were received from spotters and law enforcement officials. Winds gusting to 65 mph blew the roofs off homes near Elkader (Clayton County) and knocked down several large trees.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:37 UTC.
Event by event
11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Allamakee
- When
- May 16, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Postville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -91.580
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 16, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, West Union
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -91.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- May 16, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, West Union
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -91.800
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 16, 1:48 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Farmersburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -91.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton
- When
- May 16, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Elkader
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -91.400
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 16, 2:37 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Strawberry Pt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -91.530
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 16, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 3 mi S of Arlington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.700, -91.670
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 16, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Garber
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -91.270
Hail, Howard
- When
- May 16, 4:48 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Lourdes
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.270, -92.300
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Maynard
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.770, -91.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton
- When
- May 16, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Garnavillo
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.870, -91.230
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 16, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, West Union
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -91.800
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 16, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Oelwein
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -91.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton
- When
- May 16, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Osborne
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.800, -91.430
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5696075, 5696076, 5696077, 5696078, 5696079, 5696085, 5696080, 5696086, 5696081, 5696082, 5696087, 5696088, 5696083, 5696084, 5696089.