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Iowa storm reports for August 31, 2014

NOAA recorded 4 hail reports, 95 wind reports and 35 tornado reports in Iowa on August 31, 2014.

in Iowa
134
Storm reports
Near 42.61, -95.31, IA
1.0 in
Largest hail
About 22 miles from Des Moines, IA
82 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 56 miles from Des Moines, IA
35
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2014 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail4, most at 6 PM

Wind95, most at 8 PM

Tornado35, most at 8 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:33 PMEF0About 59 miles from Omaha, NE1.31 mi long, 330 yd wide
6:44 PMEF0Near 42.30, -95.31, IA2.13 mi long, 60 yd wide
7:26 PMEF0Near 42.03, -95.15, IA1.98 mi long, 70 yd wide
7:30 PMEF0Near 42.04, -95.10, IA0.71 mi long, 160 yd wide
7:34 PMEF0Near 42.02, -95.02, IA4.96 mi long, 90 yd wide
7:35 PMEF0Near 42.05, -95.12, IA0.94 mi long, 70 yd wide
7:38 PMEF0Near 42.04, -94.97, IA2.64 mi long, 140 yd wide
7:45 PMEF0Near 42.07, -94.83, IA0.7 mi long, 80 yd wide
7:47 PMEF0Near 42.08, -94.82, IA1.58 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:54 PMEF0Near 42.14, -94.79, IA0.77 mi long, 60 yd wide
7:57 PMEF0Near 42.11, -94.68, IA5.64 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:11 PMEF0About 57 miles from Des Moines, IA4.49 mi long, 45 yd wide
Show all 35 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
8:13 PMEF0Near 42.24, -94.57, IA1.41 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:15 PMEF0About 57 miles from Des Moines, IA9.79 mi long, 360 yd wide
8:19 PMEF0About 59 miles from Des Moines, IA5.18 mi long, 400 yd wide
8:24 PMEF0About 55 miles from Des Moines, IA6.42 mi long, 570 yd wide
8:35 PMEF1About 56 miles from Des Moines, IA5.33 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:40 PMEF1About 54 miles from Des Moines, IA4.62 mi long, 205 yd wide
8:41 PMEF0About 51 miles from Des Moines, IA5.57 mi long, 110 yd wide
8:43 PMEF1About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA4.96 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:43 PMEF0About 51 miles from Des Moines, IA3.86 mi long, 240 yd wide
8:46 PMEF0About 51 miles from Des Moines, IA5.24 mi long, 65 yd wide
8:58 PMEF0About 57 miles from Des Moines, IA1.51 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:59 PMEF0Near 42.55, -93.64, IA4.6 mi long, 120 yd wide
9:06 PMEF0Near 42.44, -93.52, IA1.17 mi long, 60 yd wide
9:08 PMEF1Near 42.45, -93.49, IA2.63 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:11 PMEF0Near 42.46, -93.42, IA2.17 mi long, 60 yd wide
9:35 PMEF0Near 42.51, -93.00, IA1.63 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:49 PMEF0Near 42.60, -92.77, IA1.05 mi long, 40 yd wide
10:00 PMEF0Near 43.07, -92.48, IA2.99 mi long, 60 yd wide
10:04 PMEF0Near 42.62, -92.47, IA2.07 mi long, 130 yd wide
10:08 PMEF0About 51 miles from Rochester, MN3.89 mi long, 80 yd wide
10:12 PMEF0About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.22 mi long, 80 yd wide
10:12 PMEF0About 50 miles from Rochester, MN2.61 mi long, 60 yd wide
10:17 PMEF0Near 42.71, -92.29, IA4.98 mi long, 100 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Des Moines, IANone64 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.