Iowa, 2019Winter Weather in Iowa, April 10 to 11, 2019
April 10 to 11, 2019 · NWS ARX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A strong early spring storm system produced snow, sleet and freezing rain across northeast Iowa from April 10th into the 11th. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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.
A strong early spring storm system produced snow, sleet and freezing rain across northeast Iowa from April 10th into the 11th. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches. Strong east winds of 25 to 35 mph with higher gusts, brought down power lines across portions of Fayette County where enough freezing rain occurred to coat exposed surfaces. The strong winds also blew over a semi truck on State Highway 150 north of West Union (Fayette County) causing the road to be closed for almost two hours.
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 Apr 10, 2:55 AM CST, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 2:55 AM CST, 55 minutes before
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- When
- April 10, 3:50 AM CST to April 11, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 42.863, -91.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong east winds from an early spring storm gusted has high as 61 mph near West Union. The strong winds flipped a semi onto its side north of West Union causing State Highway 150 to be closed for almost two hours. Trees and power lines were also downed by the winds.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, April 10 to 11, 20191 death · 7 injured · 8 events
- High Wind in Texas, April 10, 20191 death · 1 injured · 63 kt wind · 16 events
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in South Dakota, April 10 to 12, 2019$5.0 million · 24 events
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 10 to 11, 2019$5.8 million · 8 events
- Winter Storm and Wildfire in New Mexico, April 10 to 11, 2019$1.1 million · 67 kt wind · 33 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 10 to 11, 2019$2.9 million · 7 events
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 10 to 12, 2019$275,000 · 36 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, April 10 to 11, 2019$390,000 · 8 events
- Ice Storm in Iowa, April 10 to 11, 2019$371,000 · 4 events
- Winter Storm and Hail in Nebraska, April 10 to 11, 2019$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 18 events
- High Wind in Texas, April 10, 201961 kt wind · 50 events
- High Wind in Texas, April 10 to 11, 2019$25,000 · 80 kt wind · 3 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 819749.