Iowa storm reports for May 25, 2020
NOAA recorded 6 wind reports and 1 tornado report in Iowa on May 25, 2020.
- in Iowa
- 7
- Storm reports
- About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
- 81 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 8 miles from Des Moines, 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
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 25, 2020 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
Wind6, most at 5 PM
Tornado1, most at 6 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:26 PM | EF1 | About 8 miles from Des Moines, IA | 1.56 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:24 PM | 67 mph | About 31 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 5:30 PM | 70 mph | About 35 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 5:56 PM | 75 mph | About 17 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 5:58 PM | 70 mph | About 17 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 7:22 PM | 64 mph | About 54 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 7:25 PM | 81 mph | About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines, IA | None | None | 1 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.