Iowa storm reports for April 19, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, April 19, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 68 hail reports, 2 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in Iowa on April 19, 2023.

in Iowa; 74
Storm reports: About 35 miles from Omaha, NE; 3.0 in
Largest hail: About 4 miles from Des Moines, IA; 62 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 36 miles from Omaha, NE; 4
Tornado reports

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

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

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

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 19, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. 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

Hail68, most at 8 PM

Wind2, most at 9 PM

Tornado4, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
7:10 PM	Not rated	About 39 miles from Omaha, NE	0.5 mi long, 10 yd wide
7:56 PM	Not rated	Near 42.12, -95.38, IA	1.85 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:16 PM	Not rated	About 41 miles from Omaha, NE	0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide
8:23 PM	EF0	About 36 miles from Omaha, NE	0.5 mi long, 10 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
9:23 AM	0.75 in	About 9 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:30 AM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:34 AM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:46 AM	0.88 in	About 8 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:46 AM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:55 AM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:56 AM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
10:25 AM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
10:31 AM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
11:03 AM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
11:10 AM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
11:30 AM	1.0 in	Near 42.51, -90.71, IA

Show all 68 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
11:34 AM	1.75 in	About 59 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
11:37 AM	1.75 in	About 58 miles from Davenport, IA
5:27 PM	1.5 in	About 33 miles from Omaha, NE
5:28 PM	3.0 in	About 35 miles from Omaha, NE
5:29 PM	1.75 in	About 29 miles from Omaha, NE
5:37 PM	1.25 in	About 22 miles from Omaha, NE
5:38 PM	2.0 in	About 22 miles from Omaha, NE
5:44 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Omaha, NE
5:47 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Omaha, NE
6:00 PM	2.5 in	About 30 miles from Omaha, NE
6:08 PM	2.0 in	About 30 miles from Omaha, NE
6:08 PM	2.0 in	About 42 miles from Omaha, NE
6:10 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Omaha, NE
6:13 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Omaha, NE
6:28 PM	1.5 in	About 46 miles from Omaha, NE
6:31 PM	2.0 in	About 30 miles from Omaha, NE
6:50 PM	1.75 in	About 35 miles from Omaha, NE
7:00 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Omaha, NE
7:05 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Omaha, NE
7:12 PM	2.0 in	Near 42.10, -95.59, IA
7:22 PM	2.75 in	Near 42.07, -95.59, IA
7:37 PM	1.75 in	About 50 miles from Omaha, NE
7:43 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.81, -95.72, IA
7:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.22, -95.36, IA
7:58 PM	2.75 in	Near 42.17, -95.44, IA
8:03 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:09 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:14 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.52, -96.48, IA
8:23 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Omaha, NE
8:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.31, -95.24, IA
8:23 PM	0.75 in	About 46 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:27 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.27, -95.10, IA
8:29 PM	1.25 in	About 20 miles from Omaha, NE
8:30 PM	2.75 in	Near 42.42, -95.15, IA
8:30 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Omaha, NE
8:38 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.32, -95.06, IA
8:39 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.72, -96.25, IA
9:04 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.81, -95.98, IA
9:11 PM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:18 PM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:34 PM	0.75 in	About 20 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:43 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:48 PM	0.75 in	About 17 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:56 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.71, -94.25, IA
10:11 PM	0.75 in	About 12 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:16 PM	1.5 in	About 23 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:17 PM	1.5 in	About 23 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:31 PM	1.25 in	About 31 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:34 PM	0.75 in	About 22 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:37 PM	1.25 in	About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:44 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:48 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Des Moines, IA
11:10 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
11:11 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Des Moines, IA
11:22 PM	0.75 in	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:43 AM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.0 in	None	0
Des Moines, IA	1.0 in	62 mph	0

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

Time	Gust	Where
9:32 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Omaha, NE
10:56 PM	62 mph	About 4 miles from Des Moines, IA