Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- July 15, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Carroll
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.067, -94.883
Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 15, 2000
A mesoscale convective system developed during the night over North Dakota and tracked southeast. The system moved south-southeast along the baroclinic zone ahead of a warm front to the west of Iowa.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS DMX wrote it up.
A mesoscale convective system developed during the night over North Dakota and tracked southeast. The system moved south-southeast along the baroclinic zone ahead of a warm front to the west of Iowa. All of the convection was very elevated in nature with cloud bases around 10,000 feet. As the storms moved southward across Iowa they produced gusty winds. Winds of 60 to 65 MPH ripped through Carroll, Guthrie, Adair, and Greene Counties. Damage was only spotty however. Most of the damage was limited to downed trees and scattered power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guthrie
- When
- July 15, 8:25 AM CST
- Where
- Guthrie County, 4 mi N of Adair
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -94.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- July 15, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Greene County, 10 mi SSW of Jefferson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.883, -94.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- July 15, 9:15 AM CST
- Where
- Adair County, 10 mi ENE of Greenfield
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -94.283
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, July 15 to 16, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 15, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 15, 2000
More
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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: 5152742, 5152739, 5152740, 5152741.