Hail, Lyon
- When
- May 15, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, Inwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.317, -96.450
Large hail destoyed a soybean crop. The amount of damage was not known.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 15, 2000
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $5,000
- 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.
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:19 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon
- When
- May 15, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, 1 mi N of Rock Rapids
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.450, -96.183
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including small trees blown down.
Hail, Lyon
- When
- May 15, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, Rock Rapids
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.433, -96.183
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, May 15 to 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 15, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, May 15, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 15, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, May 15 to 31, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, May 15, 2000
- Hail in Florida, May 15, 2000
- Hail in Oregon, May 15, 2000
- Flood and Heavy Rain in California, May 15 to 16, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 15, 2000
- Hail in Iowa, May 15, 2000
- Flood in New York, May 15 to 16, 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: 5146619, 5146620, 5146621.