Iowa, 2000

Hail in Iowa, April 19, 2000

April 19, 2000 · NWS ARX · 3 events in 1 county or zone

1 to 2 inch diameter hail was reported by law enforcement officials and volunteer weather observers.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

1 to 2 inch diameter hail was reported by law enforcement officials and volunteer weather observers.

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:16 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fayette

When
April 19, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Fayette County, Fayette
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.833, -91.800

Hail, Fayette

When
April 19, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Fayette County, Maynard
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.767, -91.867

Hail, Fayette

When
April 19, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Fayette County, Fayette
Measured
1.5 in hail
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.833, -91.800

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.

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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: 5140019, 5140021, 5140020.