Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 10, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 10, 2005
Start: 2005-05-10T22:49
End: 2005-05-10T23:02
Location: Iowa

May 10, 2005 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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: 2

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 10, 7:00 PM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 7:00 PM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
800 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

.DISCUSSION...
WL ISSUE AN EARLY DISCUSSION AS WE MAY NOT HAVE TIME LATER. SFC
WMFNT HAS STALLED BETWEEN OMAHA AND TECAMEH. BOTH THE LATEST RUC AND
NAM MODEL DATA SHOW THE WMFNT NOT MAKING A LOT OF FUTHER PROGRESS
NWD...HOWEVER IT MAY PINWHEEL IN A SW TO NE ORIENTATION AFT
MIDNIGHT...THEREFORE MOVG SLIGHTLY NWD AGAIN LATE TONIGHT JUST S OF
STORM LAKE. ATTM...WE HAVE ACCAS SHRA/TS DEVELOPING SW TO E OF SIOUX
FALLS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE H85 FRONT AND CONVERGENCE ZONE. BELIEVE
THE TORNADO WATCH ISSUED EARLIER BY SPC WAS A GOOD CALL FOR THE SRN
PART OF THE FSD FA...AS WIND SHEAR IS TREMENDOUS THRU 3 KM. HOWEVER
MOVG N AND NW OF THE WMFNT...THE E TO NE FETCH BECOMES QUITE DEEP
WHICH WL HINDER SVR ACTIVITY. SFC BASED RUC CAPES ARE OVER 1000 J/KG
IN THE KSUX TO KSLB AREA...AND THIS IS THE AREA WHERE ANY SFC BASED
CONVECTION HAS THE BEST CHC OF GOING THROUGH ABOUT 04Z TO 05Z. 02Z
TO 03Z WL BE THE FOCUS POINT IN THAT AREA WHERE THE GREATEST WIND
SHEAR INTERESECTS WITH THE GREATEST INSTABILITY.  THE NW HALF OF THE
FSD FA MAY ONLY SEE SCT SHRA TONIGHT...NOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

.PREV DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IN THE NEAR TERM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER...AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS EARLY NEXT
WEEK. CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTS A WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS
CENTRAL NEBRASKA LIFTING NORTH. AT 20Z...WARM FRONT WAS JUST NORTH
OF OMAHA AND COLUMBUS. 20Z OAX SOUNDING INDICATED STRONG CAP IN
PLACE...SO WILL TAKE A WHILE YET BEFORE STORMS FIRE. IF STORMS ARE
ABLE TO GET GOING...EXPECT SEVERE THREAT TO BE CONTAINED TO SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE CWA IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT.  MAIN THREAT WILL
BE SUPERCELLS PRODUCING HAIL...WITH AN ENHANCED TORNADO THREAT ON
AND JUST NORTH OF THE FRONT.

AREA BECOMES STUCK IN A SQUEEZE PLAY ON WEDNESDAY BETWEEN HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH...WITH A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH. PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR ADVISORY CONDITIONS.
EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS ALONG NORTHERN PORTION OF CWA...BUT WILL
FORGO ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY UNTIL AREA CAN BE BETTER DEFINED.
GOOD MOISTURE ADVECTION IN WARM SECTOR OF THE LOW WITH THE FLOW
STREAMING IN FROM THE GULF. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA...AS MOISTURE IS LIFTED AS IT RUNS
INTO THE WEDGE OF COOLER AIR LOCKED OVER THE AREA. TWO MAIN AXIS OF
HEAVY RAIN ARE DEPICTED IN THE MODELS...ONE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE WARM SECTOR AND THE OTHER WITH THE FRONTOGENESIS AXIS ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA.  HAVE SENT OUT AN ESFFSD FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA WHERE GROUND IS FAIRLY
SATURATED....WILL POSSIBLY UPDATE TO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ONCE AREA
AFFECTED BECOMES MORE CLEARLY DEFINED.

NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE HUDSON BAY SLIDES
THROUGH THE AREA CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS
NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE CWA. BEHIND THE FRONT...CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA PROVIDING A BRIEF REPRIEVE TO THE
ACTIVE WEATHER. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL ON
SATURDAY...BUT WILL WARM TO NORMAL LEVELS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AHEAD
OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GATHERING STEAM IN THE WEST. LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING INTO TUESDAY.
&&

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

&&

BT

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 4:55 PM CST, 5 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
555 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-111200-
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-
555 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM ABOUT 7 PM TO AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A BON HOMME COUNTY
SOUTH DAKOTA TO SPENCER IOWA LINE. IN ADDITION CLOSER TO THE WARM
FRONT...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT FROM EXTREME
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...EASTWARD TO THE SIOUX CITY METRO AREA AND
OVER TOWARD STORM LAKE IOWA. LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS
AND WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN ANY SEVERE ACTIVITY
THIS EVENING.

FLOODING...
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS EVENING OVER NORTHWEST IOWA MAY
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT.  THE HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE
LOCALIZE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA
WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR
HEAVY RAIN WILL BE AFTER EVENING...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
VERMILLION TO SPIRIT LAKE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL END WEDNESDAY MORNING IN NORTHWEST
IOWA.  THERE WILL THEN BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NONE OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE SEVERE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND NORTHWEST IOWA
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  WHILE NONE OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE SEVERE...HEAVY RAIN MAY AGAIN BE POSSIBLE.  IF HEAVY RAIN DOES
DEVELOP...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY AFTER 7 PM ALONG AND SOUTH OF
YANKTON SOUTH DAKOTA TO SPENCER IOWA

&&

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 10, 8:47 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
947 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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

0943 PM     HAIL             6 E IRENE               43.08N 97.04W
05/10/2005  0.88 INCH        CLAY               SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0924 PM     HAIL             2 SW VIBORG             43.15N 97.11W
05/10/2005  1.00 INCH        TURNER             SD   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

GH

Local storm report, May 10, 8:58 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
958 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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

0951 PM     HAIL             CENTERVILLE             43.12N 96.96W
05/10/2005  0.88 INCH        TURNER             SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0955 PM     HAIL             ASHTON                  43.31N 95.79W
05/10/2005  0.88 INCH        OSCEOLA            IA   PUBLIC

&&

GH

Local storm report, May 10, 9:11 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1011 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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

1000 PM     HAIL             SIBLEY                  43.40N 95.74W
05/10/2005  0.88 INCH        OSCEOLA            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

1005 PM     HAIL             6 E WAKONDA             43.01N 96.99W
05/10/2005  1.00 INCH        CLAY               SD   AMATEUR RADIO

1008 PM     HAIL             5 N BERESFORD           43.15N 96.78W
05/10/2005  0.88 INCH        LINCOLN            SD   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

GH

Local storm report, May 10, 9:16 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1016 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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

1002 PM     HAIL             SIBLEY                  43.40N 95.74W
05/10/2005  0.75 INCH        OSCEOLA            IA   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

GH

Local storm report, May 10, 9:31 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1031 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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

1021 PM     HAIL             SPIRIT LAKE             43.42N 95.11W
05/10/2005  1.00 INCH        DICKINSON          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

1028 PM     HAIL             3 W SPIRIT LAKE         43.42N 95.17W
05/10/2005  0.75 INCH        DICKINSON          IA   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

GH

Local storm report, May 10, 9:43 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1043 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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

1041 PM     HAIL             ALCESTER                43.02N 96.63W
05/10/2005  1.00 INCH        UNION              SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

GH

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Plymouth

When: May 10, 10:49 PM CST
Where: Plymouth County, 4 mi NW of Le Mars
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.817, -96.217

Thunderstorm Wind, Plymouth

When: May 10, 11:02 PM CST
Where: Plymouth County, 4 mi N of Le Mars
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.833, -96.167

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

Every storm in Iowa in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Iowa, May 2005

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: 5453320, 5453321.