Iowa storm reports for May 9, 2016
NOAA recorded 4 hail reports and 4 tornado reports in Iowa on May 9, 2016.
- in Iowa
- 8
- Storm reports
- Near 42.52, -96.43, IA
- 1.75 in
- Largest hail
- Highest rating EF0, near 40.76, -92.50, IA
- 4
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- 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 May 9, 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
Hail4, most at 4 PM
Tornado4, most at 3 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:06 PM | EF0 | Near 40.76, -92.50, IA | 0.33 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 5:18 PM | EF0 | About 50 miles from Davenport, IA | 0.09 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 7:46 PM | EF0 | About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA | 5.52 mi long, 130 yd wide |
| 8:18 PM | EF0 | About 57 miles from Des Moines, IA | 1.5 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:20 PM | 0.75 in | Near 42.40, -96.35, IA |
| 4:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 42.50, -96.39, IA |
| 4:26 PM | 1.75 in | Near 42.52, -96.43, IA |
| 8:29 PM | 0.88 in | About 49 miles from Omaha, NE |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.