Hail, Linn
- When
- July 26, 11:38 AM CST
- Where
- Linn County, Walker
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.283, -91.833
Nickel-sized hail reported by law enforcement.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, July 26, 2000
Summary of 7/26/00 event:Boundaries from a decaying Mesoscale Convective System, interacting with a moderately unstable airmass, provided the focus for the development of strong to severe thunderstorms, which began in portions of central and northeast Iowa during the morning hours. Scattered severe activity with large hail reports continued through the afternoon into the evening hours across…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 DVN wrote it up.
Summary of 7/26/00 event:Boundaries from a decaying Mesoscale Convective System, interacting with a moderately unstable airmass, provided the focus for the development of strong to severe thunderstorms, which began in portions of central and northeast Iowa during the morning hours. Scattered severe activity with large hail reports continued through the afternoon into the evening hours across eastern Iowa. Torrential rains of three to four inches produced some flash flooding along some state highways in the area. See individual entries above for additional details on the 7/26/00 event.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:38 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Benton
- When
- July 26, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 3 mi S of Newhall
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.933, -91.983
Golfball-sized hail reported by trained spotter.
Flash Flood, Benton
- When
- July 26, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Keystone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains produced flash flooding. A gravel road near Keystone was flooded. Rain filled roadside ditches and fields had standing/running water. Emergency management reported 3.8 inches of rain in Keystone.
Flash Flood, Benton
- When
- July 26, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 4 mi N of Luzerne
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Torrential rains resulted in water over Highway 30.
Heavy Rain, Benton
- When
- July 26, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Luzerne
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Emergency management reported 4.5 inches of rain.
Flash Flood, Iowa
- When
- July 26, 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa County, Amana
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of water covered a portion of Highway 151.
Heavy Rain, Benton
- When
- July 26, 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 4 mi SE of Newhall
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Emergency management reported 3.5 inches of rain.
Hail, Iowa
- When
- July 26, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa County, Williamsburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 41.667, -92.000
Penny-sized hail reported by NWS Cooperative Observer.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 26 to 27, 2000
- Wildfire in Hawaii, July 26, 2000
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 26 to 31, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 26 to 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kansas, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 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: 5155429, 5155430, 5155645, 5155646, 5155647, 5155648, 5155649, 5155650.