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Iowa storm reports for December 15, 2021

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports, 186 wind reports and 68 tornado reports in Iowa on December 15, 2021.

in Iowa
257
Storm reports
About 59 miles from Des Moines, IA
1.0 in
Largest hail
Near 42.71, -95.43, IA
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 15 miles from Omaha, NE
68
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; 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
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on December 15, 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. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail3, most at 5 PM

Wind186, most at 5 PM

Tornado68, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:14 PMEF1About 28 miles from Omaha, NE9.97 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:15 PMNot ratedNear 42.29, -96.30, IA0.8 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:16 PMEF0About 10 miles from Omaha, NE0.9 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:20 PMEF1Near 42.37, -96.30, IA4.56 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:24 PMEF2About 15 miles from Omaha, NE2.3 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:25 PMEF2Near 42.43, -96.18, IA8.44 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:31 PMEF1About 34 miles from Omaha, NE0.63 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:31 PMEF2About 23 miles from Omaha, NE6.7 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:34 PMEF1About 36 miles from Omaha, NE9.57 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:35 PMEF1Near 42.51, -95.99, IA4.28 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:39 PMEF1Near 42.56, -95.96, IA3.72 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:42 PMEF1Near 42.29, -95.67, IA13 mi long, 75 yd wide
Show all 68 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
4:48 PMNot ratedAbout 54 miles from Omaha, NE4.39 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:49 PMEF2About 49 miles from Omaha, NE27.11 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:58 PMEF0Near 42.53, -95.44, IA2.92 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:59 PMEF1Near 42.63, -95.49, IA11.16 mi long, 250 yd wide
5:00 PMNot ratedNear 42.56, -95.41, IA1.81 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:00 PMEF1Near 41.49, -94.90, IA11.44 mi long, 80 yd wide
5:01 PMEF1Near 42.59, -95.39, IA6.37 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:05 PMEF1Near 42.86, -95.54, IA3.84 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:07 PMEF1Near 42.78, -95.39, IA6.94 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:08 PMEF1Near 42.91, -95.51, IA3.85 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:10 PMEF1About 56 miles from Des Moines, IA11.45 mi long, 70 yd wide
5:13 PMEF2Near 42.18, -95.07, IA17.6 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:14 PMEF2About 57 miles from Des Moines, IA19.67 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:18 PMEF2Near 42.83, -95.17, IA4.77 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:19 PMEF1Near 42.01, -94.81, IA9.65 mi long, 80 yd wide
5:21 PMEF2About 47 miles from Des Moines, IA29.99 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:27 PMEF2About 45 miles from Des Moines, IA23.4 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:29 PMEF2About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA5.49 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:32 PMEF2About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA5.83 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:34 PMNot ratedNear 42.25, -94.63, IA1.33 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:34 PMEF2About 57 miles from Des Moines, IA2.74 mi long, 70 yd wide
5:35 PMEF1Near 42.22, -94.58, IA19.01 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:39 PMEF2About 44 miles from Des Moines, IA17.69 mi long, 125 yd wide
5:39 PMEF1Near 43.27, -95.09, IA3.96 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:40 PMEF2Near 42.29, -94.48, IA17.97 mi long, 80 yd wide
5:41 PMEF1Near 43.06, -94.81, IA11.16 mi long, 90 yd wide
5:42 PMEF2About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA18.83 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:43 PMNot ratedNear 42.58, -94.58, IA1.04 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:49 PMEF2About 44 miles from Des Moines, IA16.25 mi long, 125 yd wide
5:50 PMNot ratedNear 42.69, -94.51, IA7.1 mi long, 80 yd wide
5:55 PMEF2About 49 miles from Des Moines, IA12.1 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:58 PMEF1Near 42.78, -94.31, IA4.23 mi long, 80 yd wide
6:00 PMEF2Near 42.42, -94.06, IA5.55 mi long, 80 yd wide
6:01 PMEF0About 58 miles from Des Moines, IA7.63 mi long, 80 yd wide
6:01 PMEF0About 48 miles from Des Moines, IA8.79 mi long, 70 yd wide
6:19 PMEF2Near 42.66, -93.67, IA5.91 mi long, 70 yd wide
6:25 PMEF2Near 42.76, -93.56, IA16.69 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:26 PMEF1Near 42.53, -93.37, IA12.96 mi long, 125 yd wide
6:27 PMEF1Near 42.48, -93.28, IA22.16 mi long, 140 yd wide
6:28 PMEF0Near 42.90, -93.75, IA5.23 mi long, 60 yd wide
6:38 PMEF1Near 42.82, -93.25, IA6.01 mi long, 80 yd wide
6:40 PMEF2Near 42.72, -93.11, IA7.49 mi long, 90 yd wide
6:44 PMEF0Near 42.97, -93.14, IA2.86 mi long, 40 yd wide
6:48 PMEF1Near 43.46, -93.69, IA2.85 mi long, 90 yd wide
6:53 PMEF1Near 42.89, -92.91, IA4.17 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:54 PMEF0Near 43.21, -93.07, IA3.54 mi long, 60 yd wide
6:58 PMEF0Near 43.34, -93.25, IA9.11 mi long, 80 yd wide
6:59 PMEF1Near 42.98, -92.85, IA6.7 mi long, 80 yd wide
7:01 PMEF0About 29 miles from Des Moines, IA6.27 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:06 PMEF1Near 43.11, -92.92, IA1.79 mi long, 65 yd wide
7:09 PMEF0About 47 miles from Rochester, MN2.63 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:15 PMEF1Near 43.10, -92.48, IA3.99 mi long, 180 yd wide
7:17 PMEF0About 58 miles from Rochester, MN4.96 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:23 PMEF0About 52 miles from Rochester, MN5.91 mi long, 45 yd wide
7:29 PMEF0About 50 miles from Rochester, MN4.44 mi long, 45 yd wide
7:31 PMEF0About 50 miles from Rochester, MN4.6 mi long, 90 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Cedar Rapids, IANone81 mph0
Davenport, IANone60 mph0
Des Moines, IANone75 mph0

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