Storms in Iowa on May 30, 2016

13 published severe reports across Iowa on May 30, 2016.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 7. Wind reports: 6. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 13 of 13 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 30, 2016, 4:08 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	MINBURN	Record May 30, 2016, 4:08 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MINBURN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627554.
May 30, 2016, 4:46 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	BOONE	Record May 30, 2016, 4:46 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BOONE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627555.
May 30, 2016, 4:50 PM CDT	Hail	1.25 in	MOINGONA	Record May 30, 2016, 4:50 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MOINGONA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:633510.
May 30, 2016, 5:17 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	BLAIRSBURG	Record May 30, 2016, 5:17 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BLAIRSBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627557.
May 30, 2016, 5:20 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	WILLIAMS	Record May 30, 2016, 5:20 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, WILLIAMS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627558.
May 30, 2016, 5:55 PM CDT	Wind	60 mph	PERRY MUNI ARPT	Record May 30, 2016, 5:55 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, PERRY MUNI ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627559.
May 30, 2016, 5:55 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	PERRY	Record May 30, 2016, 5:55 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PERRY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627560.
May 30, 2016, 7:10 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	MASON CITY	Record May 30, 2016, 7:10 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MASON CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627561.
May 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT	Wind	66 mph	INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT	Record May 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT. Wind, 66 mph, INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:17c5e76c845b29769733c6ea90560dd6f74fe97a15431a37f7932a692aa7ee4a.
May 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT	Wind	66 mph	INDEPENDENCE ARPT	Record May 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT. Wind, 66 mph, INDEPENDENCE ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:639054.
May 30, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT	Wind	58 mph	3 WNW OELWEIN	Record May 30, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT. Wind, 58 mph, 3 WNW OELWEIN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ff3b12e0124cf1204f2fe707bcc51746af123c891c2be2079330d23f9cf7c3df.
May 30, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT	Wind	59 mph	3 WNW OELWEIN	Record May 30, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT. Wind, 59 mph, 3 WNW OELWEIN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e7b49c7fa0b9189063b28394e771ea6145dca389b673002156fcbbd13fe6996d.
May 30, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT	Wind	59 mph	OELWEIN MUNI ARPT	Record May 30, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT. Wind, 59 mph, OELWEIN MUNI ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:630072.

Hail, 1.00 in

May 30, 2016, 4:08 PM CDT

MINBURN
Record
- May 30, 2016, 4:08 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MINBURN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627554.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 30, 2016, 4:46 PM CDT

BOONE
Record
- May 30, 2016, 4:46 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BOONE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627555.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 30, 2016, 4:50 PM CDT

MOINGONA
Record
- May 30, 2016, 4:50 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MOINGONA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:633510.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 30, 2016, 5:17 PM CDT

BLAIRSBURG
Record
- May 30, 2016, 5:17 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BLAIRSBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627557.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 30, 2016, 5:20 PM CDT

WILLIAMS
Record
- May 30, 2016, 5:20 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, WILLIAMS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627558.
Wind, 60 mph

May 30, 2016, 5:55 PM CDT

PERRY MUNI ARPT
Record
- May 30, 2016, 5:55 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, PERRY MUNI ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627559.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 30, 2016, 5:55 PM CDT

PERRY
Record
- May 30, 2016, 5:55 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PERRY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627560.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 30, 2016, 7:10 PM CDT

MASON CITY
Record
- May 30, 2016, 7:10 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MASON CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:627561.
Wind, 66 mph

May 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT

INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT
Record
- May 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT. Wind, 66 mph, INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:17c5e76c845b29769733c6ea90560dd6f74fe97a15431a37f7932a692aa7ee4a.
Wind, 66 mph

May 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT

INDEPENDENCE ARPT
Record
- May 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT. Wind, 66 mph, INDEPENDENCE ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:639054.
Wind, 58 mph

May 30, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT

3 WNW OELWEIN
Record
- May 30, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT. Wind, 58 mph, 3 WNW OELWEIN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ff3b12e0124cf1204f2fe707bcc51746af123c891c2be2079330d23f9cf7c3df.
Wind, 59 mph

May 30, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT

3 WNW OELWEIN
Record
- May 30, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT. Wind, 59 mph, 3 WNW OELWEIN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e7b49c7fa0b9189063b28394e771ea6145dca389b673002156fcbbd13fe6996d.
Wind, 59 mph

May 30, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT

OELWEIN MUNI ARPT
Record
- May 30, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT. Wind, 59 mph, OELWEIN MUNI ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:630072.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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