Hail, Chickasaw
- When
- May 11, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, 1 mi W of Fredricksburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.967, -92.217
Hail in Iowa, May 11, 2000
Hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls was reported by spotters and law enforcement officials.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $55,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls was reported by spotters and law enforcement officials.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 hail, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 11, 6:18 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 1 mi N of Waucoma
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -92.033
Hail, Allamakee
- When
- May 11, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Waukon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 43.267, -91.483
Hail, Allamakee
- When
- May 11, 7:08 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, 2 mi S of Dorchester
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.450, -91.550
Hail, Allamakee
- When
- May 11, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Dorchester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.483, -91.550
Hail, Allamakee
- When
- May 11, 7:17 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, Dorchester
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.483, -91.550
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 11, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Oelwein
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.683, -91.900
Funnel Cloud, Clayton
- When
- May 11, 7:23 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Monona
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 42.845, -91.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 11, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 1 mi S of Oelwein
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 42.667, -91.900
Funnel Cloud, Clayton
- When
- May 11, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Monona
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 42.845, -91.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Winneshiek
- When
- May 11, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, Decorah
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -91.800
Hail, Winneshiek
- When
- May 11, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, Calmar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.183, -91.883
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 11, 2000
- High Surf in California, May 11 to 12, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, May 11, 2000
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 11, 2000
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- Hail in Wisconsin, May 11, 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: 5143243, 5143244, 5143245, 5143246, 5143584, 5143585, 5143586, 5143587, 5143588, 5143589, 5143591, 5143590.