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Iowa storm reports for August 27, 2021

NOAA recorded 14 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in Iowa on August 27, 2021.

in Iowa
19
Storm reports
Near 43.11, -93.42, IA
58 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, near 42.96, -92.90, IA
5
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • 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 August 27, 2021 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

Wind14, most at 5 PM

Tornado5, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
5:06 PMEF0Near 43.06, -93.41, IA2.14 mi long, 250 yd wide
5:35 PMNot ratedNear 42.95, -93.12, IA2.04 mi long, 110 yd wide
5:50 PMEF0Near 42.94, -93.00, IA1.29 mi long, 140 yd wide
5:51 PMEF0Near 42.97, -92.99, IA2.19 mi long, 90 yd wide
5:57 PMEF1Near 42.96, -92.90, IA6.38 mi long, 300 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.