Lightning, Allamakee
- When
- June 25, 1:50 AM CST
- Where
- Allamakee County, 10 mi E of Postville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.284, -91.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Iowa, June 25, 2005
A lightning strike caused a house to catch on fire, but there were no injuries reported.
Where it happened
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- Hail
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
A lightning strike caused a house to catch on fire, but there were no injuries reported.
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 La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 1:15 PM CST, 12 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 1:15 PM CST, 12 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 215 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2005 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FORECAST CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAVERING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE ACCOMPANYING PCPN CHANCES. THE FRONT CURRENTLY RESTS FROM EASTCENTRAL WI INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG INSTABILITY WITH SBCAPES OF 4000 J/KG ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY...WITH 0-3 KM SHEAR ALSO ALONG THE BOUNDARY...WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE STORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT EARLY THIS EVENING. BY MIDNIGHT...A 25-30 KT LOW LEVEL JET WILL POINT INTO NORTHEAST IA...ALONG WITH A SURGE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THESE FEATURES SHOULD HELP MORE PCPN BLOSSOM ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SFC PW/S ARE STILL PROGGED TO CLIMB TO AROUND 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT...POINTING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY RAINS. IN ADDITION...THE MORE WEST-EAST SET UP OF THE FRONT WOULD LEAD TO TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS...ALSO SUPPORTING HEAVY RAIN POSSIBILITIES. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS SAG THE FRONT TO THE SOUTH A BIT ON SATURDAY...FROM CENTRAL IA INTO NORTHERN ILL. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE CONSIDERING THE ANTICIPATED PCPN FOR TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD PUSH THE FRONT SOUTH. AGAIN...INSTABILITY WILL BE HIGH SOUTH OF THE FRONT...BUT PLENTY OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY NORTH OF THERE...WITH MUCAPES FOR THE SOUTHERN 2/3RS OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM 1000-2000 J/KG. MODELED QPF FOR BOTH THE NAM AND GFS PLACE THE PCPN MOSTLY SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA THOUGH. BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO A SFC HIGH TRACKING EAST OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES ON SAT...WHICH WOULD PULL SOME DRIER AIR ACROSS NORTHERN WI. THESE DRIER LOW LEVEL EASTERLY WINDS WOULD HELP INHIBIT THE CONVECTIVE POSSIBILITIES TO THE NORTH. SO...WILL KEEP THE BETTER POPS FOR SAT ACROSS THE SOUTH. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT THEN ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS WOULD ALSO PUSH THE BETTER PCPN CHANCES NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. IN ADDITION...THE HEAT WILL ALSO RETURN...WITH SOME 90 DEGREE HIGHS LIKELY. MONDAY NIGHT A FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. GOOD INSTABILTY AND STRONG LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL LEAD TO THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. OVERALL AN ACTIVE...BUT MESSY WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE REGION FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. EXPECT MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM THE DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAT WILL RETURN FOR A COUPLE DAYS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN THEN MONDAY NIGHT...AND A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPS AFTER THAT. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...BUT DOESN/T LOOK TO BE AS STRONG AS THE RIDGE THAT BROUGHT THE RECENT RECORD HEAT...NOR DOES IT LOOK TO HOLD ACROSS THE REGION FOR AN APPRECIABLE LENGTH OF TIME. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY NIGHT...PUSHING ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PUSH A SFC HIGH TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY...WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY RESTING ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION. THE SHORTWAVE WILL THEN BRING ANOTHER FRONT FOR WED INTO THU. SO...A BIT MORE ACTIVE WEATHER-WISE AS THINGS LOOK NOW FOR THE REGION NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TO MORE SEASONABLE READINGS ALSO. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...NONE. MN...NONE. IA...NONE. && RIECK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 9:34 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED TYPE IN FIRST GROUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1034 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2005 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-251100- ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD- MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK- 1034 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT A FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING A RATHER MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS NORTH INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A HEAVY AMOUNT OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS. IN ADDITION AS THE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUALLY MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN OTHER AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY IN THE ONE TO TWO INCH RANGE WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 4 INCHES. IN ADDITION... THERE MAY BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...WITH THE CHANCE OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... RAINFALL AND RIVER LEVEL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-251100- ADAMS-BUFFALO-CLARK-DODGE-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE- MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-WABASHA-WINONA- 1034 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...WITH THE CHANCE OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. BOYNE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 8:50 PM CST, 5 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 950 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2005 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ043-044-053>055-061-250400- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD- JUNEAU-MITCHELL-RICHLAND-VERNON-WINNESHIEK THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA FLOYD MITCHELL IN NORTHEAST IOWA ALLAMAKEE CHICKASAW CLAYTON FAYETTE HOWARD WINNESHIEK IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ADAMS JUNEAU IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN CRAWFORD GRANT RICHLAND VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...CRESCO...DECORAH... ELKADER...MAUSTON...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...OSAGE...PLATTEVILLE... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...VIROQUA AND WAUKON. BOYNE
Local storm report, Jun 25, 1:35 AM CST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
235 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0147 AM HAIL GLEN HAVEN 42.83N 91.07W
06/25/2005 0.75 INCH GRANT WI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
BINAUThe radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:51 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 25, 2005
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 25 to 26, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 25 to 26, 2005
- Flooding in Iowa, June 25 to 26, 2005
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, June 25, 2005
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 25, 2005
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 25, 2005
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, June 25, 2005
- Lightning Strike in New York, June 25, 2005
- Wildfire in Washington, June 25 to 28, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 25, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Maine, June 25, 2005
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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: 5459443.