Hail in Iowa, May 24, 2004

Name: Hail in Iowa, May 24, 2004
Start: 2004-05-24T14:27
End: 2004-05-24T14:27
Location: Iowa

May 24, 2004 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 May 24, 12:36 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:36 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
136 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

.DISCUSSION...

BAND OF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MOVING EAST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90
THIS AFTERNOON...LEADING A LARGE BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
STRETCHES NORTH TO AROUND KATY. BAND OF MID LEVEL LIFT JUST
NORTHWEST OF THE CWA LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD STAY NORTHWEST OF THE CWA
THROUGH THE EVENING. STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND ISENTROPIC DOWNGLIDE
DEVELOP TONIGHT...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW A LOT OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
TO GET SCOURED OUT. A LITTLE MID LEVEL MOISTURE MOVES INTO SOUTHERN
CWA LATE TONIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL JET MAX MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. LOWS SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING...WITH MAINLY 40S
EVERYWHERE.

COLD AIR SETTLES IN BEHIND SYSTEM...AND MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST AN
ABUNDANCE OF STRATO CU FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. CU
SHOULD BE IN EARLIER OVER NORTHWEST CWA. LUCKILY...WE SHOULD SEE
SOME DECENT MIXING...SO ALTHOUGH THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE
COLDER...THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMER THAN THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS.

THEN...ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS SHOULD
DEVELOP AS WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SET UP IN THE LOW LEVELS. WILL
WARM EVERYONE INTO THE 70S AND LOWER 80S BOTH DAYS.

LARGE TROUGH MOVES ONTO THE WEST COAST BY FRIDAY...WITH LOW LEVEL
FLOW BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AND MOISTURE ON THE INCREASE. THE
WEEKEND WEATHER STILL LOOKS UNSETTLED...BUT LATEST RUNS ARE COMING
INTO MORE AGREEMENT WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...THE DROPPING A FRONT THROUGH ON SATURDAY...WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WILL GO ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN AROUND OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FOR
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. CANNOT RULE OUT PRECIP ANY OF THESE DAYS...BUT
CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY NIGHT HAS BEST CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.FSD...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
MN...NONE.
IA...NONE.
NE...NONE.

&&

08

Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 11:11 AM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1211 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-251200-
AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA-
CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE-
DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-
IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN-
LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN-
SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON-

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORMS SWEEPING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREAS MIDDAY
AND THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE
SIZE OF QUARTERS. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE IN AREAS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD END
EARLY AFTERNOON IN MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE THREAT
FOR LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING IN NORTHWEST
IOWA...MAINLY AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPENCER TO SIOUX CITY.

FLOODING...
THE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER FROM NEAR SPENCER DOWNSTREAM TO AROUND
LINN GROVE IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED OR REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE  THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF
AGRICULTURAL LAND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND...AND SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE SATURDAY OR
SATURDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES SHOULD
BE AWARE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER NOON CDT.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FSD. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 12:55 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
155 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0129 PM     HAIL             10 S MOVILLE            42.34N 96.07W
05/24/2004  1.75 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

CHAPMAN

Local storm report, May 24, 1:00 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
200 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0129 PM     HAIL             BRONSON                 42.41N 96.21W
05/24/2004  0.75 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0131 PM     HAIL             E SIOUX CITY            42.50N 96.39W
05/24/2004  0.88 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0124 PM     HAIL             2 NNE SIOUX CITY        42.53N 96.38W
05/24/2004  1.00 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0155 PM     HAIL             KINGSLEY                42.59N 95.97W
05/24/2004  0.75 INCH        PLYMOUTH           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0148 PM     HAIL             DANBURY                 42.24N 95.72W
05/24/2004  0.75 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BUSS

Local storm report, May 24, 1:45 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
245 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 PM     HAIL             PONCA                   42.57N 96.71W
05/24/2004  0.75 INCH        DIXON              NE   AMATEUR RADIO

0115 PM     HAIL             N SIOUX CITY            42.50N 96.39W
05/24/2004  0.88 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0130 PM     HAIL             SE SIOUX CITY           42.50N 96.39W
05/24/2004  0.75 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BUSS

Special weather statement, May 24, 1:48 PM CST, 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
248 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

IAZ001>003-012>014-020-MNZ080-081-089-090-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ061-062-
066-067-070-071-242010-
CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-
JACKSON MN-LINCOLN-LYON IA-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-
248 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 272 HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA...

THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SO THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
MCCOOK...MINNEHAHA...TURNER...LINCOLN...CLAY AND UNION COUNTIES.
THE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED FOR MURRAY...COTTONWOOD...
ROCK...NOBLES...AND JACKSON COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
IN IOWA...THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR LYON...SIOUX...
PLYMOUTH...OSCEOLA...OBRIEN...DICKINSON...AND CLAY COUNTIES.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED FOR DAKOTA
AND DIXON COUNTIES ON NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CONTINUES OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF
NORTHWEST IOWA...INCLUDING WOODBURY...IDA...CHEROKEE...AND BUENA
VISTA COUNTIES.

CHAPMAN

Local storm report, May 24, 2:10 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
310 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0308 PM     HAIL             ALTA                    42.67N 95.30W
05/24/2004  0.88 INCH        BUENA VISTA        IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

DPM

Local storm report, May 24, 2:27 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
327 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0157 PM     HAIL             2 ENE MOVILLE           42.50N 96.03W
05/24/2004  1.00 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0214 PM     HAIL             PIERSON                 42.54N 95.87W
05/24/2004  0.88 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0215 PM     HAIL             WASHTA                  42.58N 95.72W
05/24/2004  0.75 INCH        CHEROKEE           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0244 PM     HAIL             N DANBURY               42.24N 95.72W
05/24/2004  1.00 INCH        WOODBURY           IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

WILLIAMS

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Buena Vista

When: May 24, 2:27 PM CST
Where: Buena Vista County, 4 mi S of Albert City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.733, -94.950

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Iowa in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Iowa, May 2004

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: 5401871.