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Iowa storm reports for March 6, 2017

NOAA recorded 52 hail reports, 118 wind reports and 18 tornado reports in Iowa on March 6, 2017.

in Iowa
188
Storm reports
Near 43.11, -94.62, IA
2.5 in
Largest hail
About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 40.62, -93.21, IA
18
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 March 6, 2017 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

Hail52, most at 4 PM

Wind118, most at 9 PM

Tornado18, most at 10 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
5:23 PMEF0About 55 miles from Des Moines, IA2.38 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:28 PMEF1About 56 miles from Des Moines, IA2.87 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:27 PMEF0About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA17.86 mi long, 85 yd wide
6:58 PMEF1About 49 miles from Des Moines, IA6.32 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:19 PMEF1About 24 miles from Des Moines, IA4.83 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:29 PMEF1About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA5.33 mi long, 120 yd wide
7:35 PMEF1About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA6.76 mi long, 80 yd wide
7:47 PMEF0About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA5.45 mi long, 65 yd wide
8:16 PMEF2Near 40.62, -93.21, IA14.92 mi long, 250 yd wide
8:30 PMEF1Near 40.63, -92.90, IA8.01 mi long, 60 yd wide
8:33 PMEF2Near 40.69, -92.88, IA9.66 mi long, 90 yd wide
9:50 PMEF0About 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA5.7 mi long, 25 yd wide
Show all 18 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
9:56 PMEF2About 39 miles from Davenport, IA0.31 mi long, 150 yd wide
10:05 PMEF2About 26 miles from Davenport, IA1.78 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:13 PMEF2About 15 miles from Davenport, IA25.25 mi long, 1000 yd wide
10:18 PMEF1About 24 miles from Davenport, IA16.63 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:19 PMEF2About 10 miles from Davenport, IA34.68 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:40 PMEF0About 18 miles from Davenport, IA4.36 mi long, 50 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Cedar Rapids, IA1.0 in70 mph0
Des Moines, IA1.0 in60 mph0
Davenport, IANone83 mph1

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