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Iowa storm reports for March 31, 2023

NOAA recorded 67 hail reports, 29 wind reports and 25 tornado reports in Iowa on March 31, 2023.

in Iowa
121
Storm reports
Near 40.73, -92.87, IA
2.75 in
Largest hail
About 41 miles from Davenport, IA
119 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
25
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

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on March 31, 2023 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

Hail67, most at 2 PM

Wind29, most at 5 PM

Tornado25, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:36 PMEF3Near 41.06, -92.33, IA26.09 mi long, 1000 yd wide
3:52 PMNot ratedAbout 50 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.58 mi long, 60 yd wide
4:10 PMEF4About 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA19.9 mi long, 700 yd wide
4:22 PMEF1Near 42.49, -92.98, IA3.53 mi long, 80 yd wide
4:22 PMEF1Near 42.47, -92.94, IA4.14 mi long, 80 yd wide
4:36 PMEF2About 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:37 PMEF0About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA6.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:46 PMEF2About 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA16.93 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:47 PMEF2About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA4.87 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:51 PMNot ratedAbout 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.35 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:53 PMEF2About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA14.69 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:03 PMNot ratedAbout 27 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.66 mi long, 10 yd wide
Show all 25 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
5:06 PMEF2About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA8.97 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:06 PMEF1About 28 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA8.3 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:14 PMEF2About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA16.42 mi long, 250 yd wide
5:17 PMEF1About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA5.2 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:18 PMEF2About 28 miles from Davenport, IA19.56 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:20 PMEF1About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA4.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:32 PMEF1About 42 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA11.1 mi long, 90 yd wide
5:41 PMEF1About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.37 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:41 PMEF2About 48 miles from Davenport, IA0.95 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:50 PMEF2About 18 miles from Davenport, IA18.02 mi long, 350 yd wide
5:58 PMEF1About 39 miles from Davenport, IA1.24 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:09 PMEF0About 44 miles from Davenport, IA0.17 mi long, 15 yd wide
6:16 PMEF1About 48 miles from Davenport, IA1.87 mi long, 100 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Davenport, IA1.0 in81 mph0
Cedar Rapids, IANone70 mph1

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