Iowa storm reports for April 15, 2017

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, April 15, 2017
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 67 hail reports, 1 wind report and 1 tornado report in Iowa on April 15, 2017.

in Iowa; 69
Storm reports: About 41 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 2.75 in
Largest hail: About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA; 60 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 1
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

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 15, 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

Hail67, most at 7 PM

Wind1, most at 6 PM

Tornado1, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
8:50 PM	EF1	About 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA	3.22 mi long, 25 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
4:46 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.31, -94.84, IA
4:57 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Omaha, NE
4:58 PM	0.88 in	About 44 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.34, -94.77, IA
5:23 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:24 PM	0.75 in	About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:26 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.56, -94.86, IA
5:38 PM	1.5 in	About 35 miles from Omaha, NE
6:03 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:05 PM	0.88 in	About 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:11 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Davenport, IA
6:12 PM	0.88 in	About 59 miles from Des Moines, IA

Show all 67 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
6:20 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:22 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Omaha, NE
6:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.35, -92.97, IA
6:30 PM	1.5 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:33 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:35 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:37 PM	0.88 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:37 PM	0.75 in	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:42 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:51 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:56 PM	0.75 in	About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:58 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:58 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Omaha, NE
7:05 PM	1.75 in	About 45 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:10 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:10 PM	1.25 in	About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:10 PM	1.75 in	About 45 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:12 PM	1.5 in	About 44 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:13 PM	2.5 in	About 24 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:16 PM	1.5 in	About 43 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:18 PM	2.75 in	About 41 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:18 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:20 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:25 PM	0.88 in	About 42 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:26 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:30 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:31 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:36 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:38 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:39 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7:40 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:54 PM	1.25 in	About 35 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:54 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:55 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:00 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.62, -96.29, IA
8:08 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:08 PM	2.75 in	Near 42.61, -96.29, IA
8:10 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.62, -96.29, IA
8:13 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:24 PM	2.0 in	Near 42.58, -96.19, IA
8:29 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:37 PM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Omaha, NE
8:51 PM	1.5 in	About 30 miles from Omaha, NE
8:51 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Omaha, NE
8:52 PM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Omaha, NE
8:53 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:18 PM	1.75 in	About 40 miles from Omaha, NE
9:20 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Omaha, NE
9:27 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:00 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:48 PM	1.5 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA
12:05 AM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Des Moines, IA
12:08 AM	1.25 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.0 in	None	0
Des Moines, IA	1.0 in	None	0

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