Thunderstorm Wind, Buena Vista
- When
- June 13, 10:30 PM CST to 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Buena Vista County, 2 mi S of Storm Lake
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.617, -95.200
Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 13, 2001
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 1
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 7:55 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 7:55 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
855 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001
NOT MUCH TIME FOR DISCUSSION DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER IN
EASTERN CWA. MAIN SURFACE BOUNDARY JUST EAST OF SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER...WITH OUTFLOW ON REAR SIDE OF STORMS CAUSING TSRA TO
REDEVELOP ALONG I-29 CORRIDOR. HAVE ALREADY MADE SEVERAL UPDATES
TO ZONES TO COVER CHANGES IN TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES.
.FSD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE
JAMES VALLEY TOWARD THE MO VALLEY.In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 13, 8:19 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
919 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0708 PM 15 E BROOKINGS SD TORNADO
06/13/01 BROOKINGS REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0719 PM 3 NE LAKE BENTON MN TORNADO
06/13/01 LINCOLN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0719 PM 3 NE LAKE BENTON MN TORNADO
06/13/01 LINCOLN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0731 PM 3 W ROCK VLY IA .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 SIOUX REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0731 PM 3 W ROCK VLY IA .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 SIOUX REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0800 PM SIOUX CITY ARPT IA 67 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 WOODBURY OFFICIAL WIND EQUIPMENTLocal storm report, Jun 13, 9:03 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1003 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0625 PM DAKOTA CITY NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 DAKOTA HAIL COVERED THE
GROUND. REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER.
0709 PM 9 W HUDSON SD .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 LINCOLN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0710 PM 5 N ORANGE CITY IA .75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 SIOUX REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0714 PM MERRILL IA .75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 PLYMOUTH REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0720 PM 2 S HINTON IA .75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 PLYMOUTH REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0749 PM HAWARDEN IA .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 SIOUX REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Jun 13, 9:23 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1023 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0718 PM VERDI MN 1 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 LINCOLN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0718 PM VERDI MN TORNADO
06/13/01 LINCOLN DUST AND DEBRIS CLOUD
OBSERVED. REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER.
0800 PM (SUX)SIOUX CITY ARPT IA 67 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 WOODBURY MEASURED BY AUTOMATIC
OBSERVING EQUIPMENT.
0820 PM 2 N HOLLAND MN .75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 PIPESTONE
0820 PM 3 SW TYLER MN TORNADO
06/13/01 LINCOLN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0845 PM 2 E CLOVERDALE IA 65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 OSCEOLA
0855 PM 4 E TRENT SD .75 INUCH HAIL
06/13/01 MOODY
0935 PM SPENCER IA 88 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 CLAY GUST MEASURED BY MEDIA
EQUIPMENT.Local storm report, Jun 13, 9:37 PM CST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1037 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0402 PM 8 NE BRUCE SD .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 BROOKINGS REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0627 PM SIOUX CITY IA .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 WOODBURY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0627 PM SOUTH SIOUX CITY NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 DAKOTA REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0709 PM 6 W HUDSON SD .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 LINCOLN
0750 PM 5 NE IVANHOE MN .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 LINCOLN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0809 PM SIOUX CITY IA 65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 WOODBURY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0939 PM WINDOM MUNI ARPT MN 64 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 COTTONWOOD MEASURED BY AUTOMATIC
OBSERVING EQUIPMENT.Local storm report, Jun 13, 9:46 PM CST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1046 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0905 PM ARNOLDS PARK IA 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 DICKINSON TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0941 PM LAKE PARK IA 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 DICKINSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0941 PM MILFORD, WAHPETON IA 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 DICKINSON TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1002 PM WAHPETON IA WIND DAMAGE
06/13/01 DICKINSON POWER LINES DOWN. .
REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
1003 PM 2 SSE SUPERIOR IA 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 DICKINSONLocal storm report, Jun 13, 10:16 PM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1116 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0712 PM 5 E FLORENCE MN TORNADO
06/13/01 LYON REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0852 PM 2 N MELVIN IA TORNADO
06/13/01 OSCEOLA REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0852 PM MARCUS IA 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 CHEROKEE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0855 PM 4 NW HARRIS IA 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 OSCEOLA REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0926 PM 5 WNW JACKSON MN 75 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 JACKSON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0935 PM GARRETSON SD 1 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 MINNEHAHA REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0952 PM CORRECTIONVILLE IA 65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 WOODBURY EVENT DURATION 3
MINUTES. REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER.
0958 PM CORRECTIONVILLE IA .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01 WOODBURY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1015 PM MARCUS. WASHTA IA 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1018 PM QUIMBY IA TORNADO
06/13/01 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1057 PM 4 SW IDA GROVE IA 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/13/01 IDA REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:28 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 13, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 13, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 13, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 2001
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 13, 2001
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 13 to 14, 2001
- Tornado in Iowa, June 13, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 13, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 13, 2001
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 13, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 13, 2001
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 13, 2001
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, June 2001
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: 5252445.