Hail, Linn
- When
- July 25, 6:12 PM CST to 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Linn County, Marion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.033, -91.600
dime size hail
Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 25, 2006
A strong upper level disturbance initiated broken lines of thunderstorms in a near tropical atmosphere across eastern Iowa. A few of the storms pulsed severe with severe hail and high winds.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Events
- 5
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 DVN wrote it up.
A strong upper level disturbance initiated broken lines of thunderstorms in a near tropical atmosphere across eastern Iowa. A few of the storms pulsed severe with severe hail and high winds.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:12 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- July 25, 6:12 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Coralville
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -91.583
sign at Hy-Vee down; a few trees down blocking streets
Thunderstorm Wind, Linn
- When
- July 25, 6:13 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Linn County, Marion
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.033, -91.600
large branches down and some trees down
Thunderstorm Wind, Linn
- When
- July 25, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Linn County, Cedar Rapids
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -91.650
small to medium branches down near Bowman Park in NE Cedar Rapids; also a large tree reported down.
Hail, Linn
- When
- July 25, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Linn County, 1 mi N of Viola
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.117, -91.383
relayed by media
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
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More
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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: 5527457, 5527458, 5527459, 5527456, 5527460.