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Iowa storm reports for April 27, 2016

NOAA recorded 8 hail reports, 1 wind report and 5 tornado reports in Iowa on April 27, 2016.

in Iowa
14
Storm reports
About 52 miles from Omaha, NE
1.0 in
Largest hail
Near 40.98, -94.66, IA
60 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 56 miles from Omaha, NE
5
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

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 27, 2016 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

Hail8, most at 3 PM

Wind1, most at 5 PM

Tornado5, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:14 PMEF1About 56 miles from Omaha, NE1.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:40 PMEF0Near 40.65, -94.61, IA2.23 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:44 PMEF0Near 40.67, -94.61, IA0.91 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:12 PMEF0Near 40.82, -94.50, IA0.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:40 PMEF0About 56 miles from Des Moines, IA4.01 mi long, 250 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Des Moines, IA0.75 inNone0

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