Hail in Iowa, May 23, 2007

Name: Hail in Iowa, May 23, 2007
Start: 2007-05-23T13:40
End: 2007-05-23T13:40
Location: Iowa

May 23, 2007 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Truesdale in northwest Iowa on the early afternoon of may 23rd.

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 happened

The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Truesdale in northwest Iowa on the early afternoon of may 23rd.

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 22, 8:20 PM CST, 17 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 8:20 PM CST, 17 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
920 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2007

.DISCUSSION...

HAS BEEN FAIRLY QUIET THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING OVER THE
AREA...BUT CONVECTION WHICH DEVELOPED ALONG COLD FRONT THROUGH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA IS NOW BEGINNING TO PUSH INTO OUR SOUTHWESTERN
ZONES...AIDED BY A SHORTWAVE TRACKING OUT OF WESTERN NEBRASKA. WHILE
THE SEVERE THREAT IS WANING...STILL COULD SEE AN ISOLATED SEVERE
STORM WITH CAPES STILL AROUND 1000 J/KG AND LI/S OF -5 OVER THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...THOUGH STABILITY WILL BE INCREASING
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MORE LIKELY ISSUE WILL BE HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH ACTIVITY TRAINING OUT OF NEBRASKA INTO THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY. SOME LOCALES CURRENTLY REPORTING RAINFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4
INCHES AN HOUR...SO FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME AN ISSUE. COLD FRONT
HAS BEEN MOVING SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN WE HAD FORECASTED...SO HAD TO
MAKE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO SHORT TERM GRIDS WITH REGARD TO
TEMPERATURE/DEW POINTS/WINDS/AND POPS FOR THE OVERNIGHT.  UPDATES
ALREADY SENT OUT.  /JM

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE PREVALENT THROUGHOUT THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR TSRA...WHICH ARE EXPECTED
TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE 04Z-12Z TIMEFRAME AS LINE OF TSRA
IN CNTRL NEBRASKA MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST INTO THE CWA. LOCALLY IFR
VSBYS AND MVFR CIGS LIKELY WITHIN THIS LINE OF TSRA...EXPECTED TO
MAINLY AFFECT KHON 04Z-06Z...AND KFSD 07Z-10Z.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...

TOTALLY AGREE WITH SPC PRODUCTS INCLUDING SWOMCD ABOUT DVLPG
CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL IN ERN HLF SD REST OF THE AFTN INTO THE EVE.
N/S TROF/CDFNT HUNG UP IN CNTRL SD ATTM...WITH GOOD CONVERGENCE
AND INSTABILITY DVLPG IN WRN CWA. DESPITE FAIRLY WEAK SHEAR...
INSTABILITY GOOD FOR HAILERS. BIQ QUESTION IS HOW FAR EAST
CONVECTION GETS BEFORE IT RUNS OUT OF GAS AND DYNAMICS...AND
WILL KEEP MAIN TSTMS AND QPF WEST OF I29...EVEN THOUGH IT WILL
PUSH EAST SOME WITH FNT. ALSO WIND SHIFT SHOULD MOVE EWD OVR CWA
SLOWER THAN PREV FCST. OTRW MINS IN THE BALLPARK.

ON WED FNT GETS THROUGH BUT THEN GETS HUNG UP E/SE OF FCST AREA
LATER ON. MDTLY STG SHRTWV APPCHG FROM THE SW SEEMS TO BE THE
CULPRIT AND THIS WILL PRBLY KEEP SHWR/TSTM THREAT IN WED ESPLY ERN
PART OF FCST AREA. SHRTWV THEN MOVE UP INTO FCST AREA WED NGT AND
MAY SOCK NWRN IA WITH SOME PRETTY GOOD RAIN/TSTMS. BIG QSTN IS HOW
FAR TO THE W/NW TO GO WITH THIS AND HAVE ALLOWED FOR A STEADILY DCRG
THREAT NWWD FROM NWRN IA TO NEAR JAMES VLY FOR LATE WED INTO THU
MRNG...UNTIL WE CAN GET MORE FINE TUNED.

THIS SHRTWV BY THE WAY THO IT WASNT THERE TO ANY CLOSE EXTENT ON
PAST RUNS...IS HANDLD ABOUT THE SAME BY ALL THE MODELS I HAVE LOOKED
AT...ALL THE WAT FROM THE GFS/NAM PACKAGES TO THE LOWLY NGM AND
NOGAPS...PLUS OUR FRIENDS FROM CANADA AND ECMWF LAND. IT MAY TURN
OUT TO GET JUST NWRN IA BUT THE WAY MODEL SOLNS HAVE BEEN BACKING UP
LATELY WE HAVE TO ALLOW FOR PCPN TO BACK UP AS WELL WITH THIS SYS.

THIS SYS SEEMS TO MOVE OUT PRETTY WELL DURG THU. WE ARE THEN FACED
WITH THE NEXT SYS FRI INTO SAT. THIS ONE WILL PRBLY BRING BEST PCPN
THREAT TO THE N AND W OF AREA INITIALLY BUT BY FRI NGT INTO ERY SAT
DECENT THREAT MOVES ACRS OUT FCST AREA FROM THE NW. WE WILL ALLOW
THIS ONE OUT BY SAT NGT AND SUN. THEN IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ONE FOR
MON OR TUE. FOR NOW HAVE KEPT MON...THE HOLIDAY...DRY AS WE HAVE
CARRIED IT. AM BETTING THE GFS IS GUNG GO ON TIMING AS IT IS
SOMETIMES BUT WE WILL HAVE TO CONT TO CHECK IT OUT. MODEL VARIATIONS
FROM RUN TO RUN AND AMONG THEMSELVES WILL NO DOUBT CONTINUE. GFS FOR
EXAMPLE DOESNT HAVE THE RIDGING TO THE EXTENT OF THE ECMWF. TRUST
THE ECMWF A LITTLE MORE AND THIS IS ONE REASON WE ARE GOING FOR A
DECENT WARMUP BY MON AND TUE AFTER OSCILLATING FROM MILD TO MDTLY
COOL FROM NOW TILL THEN.

WIND ADVY NOW LONGER NEEDED FOR ERY THIS EVE AS WINDS HAVE SLIPPED
BLO ADVY LEVELS SO AM KILLING THIS.

&&

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

&&

RYRHOLM/WILLIAMS

Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 10:49 AM CST, 2 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1149 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-241200-
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-
1149 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING NEAR A
STATIONARY FRONT IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WITH SOME STORMS POSSIBLY
PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES. OTHERWISE...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP NORTHWARD OVER
NORTHWEST IOWA...FAR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT...THEN END THURSDAY
MORNING. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...MAINLY ALONG
AND SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 60 IN NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA.

FLOODING...
THE JAMES RIVER IN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE
FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY THIS MONTH. MODERATE TO
MAJOR FLOODING ALONG THE JAMES RIVER WILL CONTINUE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME...WITH MANY LOCATIONS FROM MITCHELL TO
YANKTON NOT FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE UNTIL EARLY JUNE. HEAVY
RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 60 IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 6 PM SOUTHEAST OF LINE
FROM JACKSON MINNESOTA TO SIOUX CITY IOWA.

&&

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

RSR

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 8:52 AM CST, 4 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
952 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

0945 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 S ARMOUR              43.20N 98.34W
05/22/2007                   CHARLES MIX        SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STANDING WATER IN THE DRIVEWAY AND A LEAK IN THE HOUSE
            REPORTED ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND PEA-SIZED HAIL.

1000 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RAVINIA                 43.14N 98.43W
05/22/2007                   CHARLES MIX        SD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A LOT OF STANDING WATER IN DITCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 281
            BETWEEN RAVINIA AND ARMOUR.

1000 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ARMOUR                  43.32N 98.34W
05/22/2007                   DOUGLAS            SD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A LOT OF STANDING WATER IN DITCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 281
            BETWEEN RAVINIA AND ARMOUR.

1025 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MITCHELL                43.73N 98.03W
05/22/2007                   DAVISON            SD   PUBLIC

            STANDING WATER IN THE STREETS IN MITCHELL.

1240 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GARRETSON               43.72N 96.50W
05/23/2007                   MINNEHAHA          SD   PUBLIC

            TREE BRANCHES UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWNED DUE TO
            STRONG WIND GUSTS AS THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH

&&

DMORIN

Local storm report, May 23, 9:36 AM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1036 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

1245 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW JASPER            43.80N 96.43W
05/23/2007                   ROCK               MN   PUBLIC

            SMALL TREE BRANCHES DOWN 1 INCH AND LESS IN DIAMETER.
            YOUNG TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BENT OVER TO GROUND AS
            THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH. PERSON REPORTING CONSIDERED
            SEEKING SHELTER.

&&

DMORIN

Local storm report, May 23, 9:37 AM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1037 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

0945 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 S ARMOUR              43.20N 98.34W
05/22/2007                   CHARLES MIX        SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STANDING WATER IN THE DRIVEWAY AND A LEAK IN THE HOUSE
            REPORTED ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND PEA-SIZED HAIL.

1000 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RAVINIA                 43.14N 98.43W
05/22/2007                   CHARLES MIX        SD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A LOT OF STANDING WATER IN DITCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 281
            BETWEEN RAVINIA AND ARMOUR.

1000 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ARMOUR                  43.32N 98.34W
05/22/2007                   DOUGLAS            SD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A LOT OF STANDING WATER IN DITCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 281
            BETWEEN RAVINIA AND ARMOUR.

1025 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MITCHELL                43.73N 98.03W
05/22/2007                   DAVISON            SD   PUBLIC

            STANDING WATER IN THE STREETS IN MITCHELL.

1240 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GARRETSON               43.72N 96.50W
05/23/2007                   MINNEHAHA          SD   PUBLIC

            TREE BRANCHES UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWNED DUE TO
            STRONG WIND GUSTS AS THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH

1245 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW JASPER            43.80N 96.43W
05/23/2007                   ROCK               MN   PUBLIC

            SMALL TREE BRANCHES DOWN 1 INCH AND LESS IN DIAMETER.
            YOUNG TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BENT OVER TO GROUND AS
            THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH. PERSON REPORTING CONSIDERED
            SEEKING SHELTER.

&&

DMORIN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:41 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Buena Vista

When: May 23, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Buena Vista County, 1 mi W of Truesdale
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 42.730, -95.200

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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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: 35600.