Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, March 9, 2002

Large tree uprooted in Chautauqua Park.

Barn destroyed.

Several large tree limbs down.

Tree limbs down, and shingles torn off several buildings.

Numerous tree limbs down, and shingles torn off buildings.

Large 40 foot tree toppled. The tree was estimated at 120 years old.

Barn destroyed.

Just north of Keokuk along Highway 218, a barn completely collapsed and another one was pushed off it's foundation. Also, a garage was destroyed, several billboards were damaged, and a trailer was overturned.

Tree limbs and power lines down.

A property suffered heavy damage. A large sliding door to a metal building was blown down and destroyed, a fence was damaged, a semi-trailer was tipped over and moved, the tin roof on an old shed was torn off, and an empty grain elevator was tipped over and moved. Additionally, many water tanks and other supplies that were piled around had been jumbled and thrown around. The owner credited some rail cars parked along the west side of the property with limiting the damage by providing a break from the wind. Also, a pole building on an adjacent lot northeast of the property was upended and destroyed with tractors and other equipment inside. The equipment suffered damage but was still driveable. Across the street from the pole building, a residence lost a chimney. Just east of that residence, was another residence which suffered the most damage seen in town. The home had damage on all four sides with windows broken out, siding damaged, a chimney destroyed, shingles removed and roof damage. A child was asleep in a first floor bedroom when the home was damaged. The mother reported that it was very difficult opening the door to the bedroom because of the force of the wind. The child was in bed with broken glass throughout the room and in the bed, but luckily there were no injuries. There was mud and debris plastered on the walls and in the room. Also, there was an old truck parked on a street on the east side of the home that was pushed into another vehicle parked nearby. Power lines were down, and the home was without power until 4:30 pm Saturday. Across the street from this residence was another home which suffered some roof damage, damage to a chimney and a playhouse which was tipped over and moved. There were also trees down throughout town.

Trailer blown off road, and roof torn off building.

The Tipton Country Club suffered heavy damage. A large cart shed was destroyed and blown into a parking area south of the clubhouse. Damage to the carts in the shed was minor. Several large trees were blown down. A roof was peeled back on another shed, holes were punched in a third shed, the roof was blown off a small structure next to the pool, and approximately 9 trees were damaged or destroyed. At Country Estates, the skirting was blown off several homes, and a roof was blown off a barn.

The roofs were blown off 2 buildings at a farmstead.

A large tree was uprooted and fell on a cabin, while a roof was blown off another cabin. A metal shed was also destroyed on another property.

Tree limbs and power lines down.

Several large tree limbs down along Sycamore Street.

Windows blown out of a house, and several tree limbs 6 to 8 inches in diameter knocked down.

Several mobile homes damaged in Northwest Davenport.