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Iowa storm reports for May 29, 2019

NOAA recorded 2 hail reports, 2 wind reports and 15 tornado reports in Iowa on May 29, 2019.

in Iowa
19
Storm reports
Near 42.73, -92.47, IA
1.0 in
Largest hail
About 28 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
70 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 50 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
15
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 May 29, 2019 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

Hail2, most at 7 PM

Wind2, most at 9 PM

Tornado15, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:00 PMNot ratedNear 42.41, -95.32, IA1.23 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:11 PMNot ratedNear 42.43, -95.16, IA0.65 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:49 PMNot ratedNear 42.76, -94.67, IA0.22 mi long, 40 yd wide
6:21 PMNot ratedNear 42.79, -94.40, IA0.54 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:23 PMEF0About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.07 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:01 PMEF1About 50 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.52 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:28 PMNot ratedAbout 44 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.9 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:37 PMEF0About 47 miles from Des Moines, IA1.11 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:39 PMNot ratedAbout 40 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.95 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:46 PMEF0About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.34 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:13 PMEF0About 32 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.3 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:15 PMEF0About 55 miles from Des Moines, IA1.23 mi long, 30 yd wide
8:29 PMEF0About 58 miles from Des Moines, IA0.57 mi long, 40 yd wide
8:31 PMEF0Near 42.45, -93.25, IA1.33 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:54 PMNot ratedNear 42.41, -93.04, IA0.66 mi long, 20 yd wide

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