Pilot Index / Iowa / Jul 17, 2016

Preliminary

Storms in Iowa on Jul 17, 2016

61 published severe reports across Iowa on Jul 17, 2016.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

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

Hail reports: 5. Wind reports: 46. Tornado reports: 10.

The table and map show 40 of 61 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
Jul 17, 2016, 1:08 AM CDTWind64 mphGEORGE SUDENGA ARPT
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 1:08 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, GEORGE SUDENGA ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:650631.
Jul 17, 2016, 2:02 AM CDTWind64 mphLINN GROVE
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 2:02 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, LINN GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:650633.
Jul 17, 2016, 2:08 AM CDTWind70 mphGRAETTINGER
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 2:08 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, GRAETTINGER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645059.
Jul 17, 2016, 2:32 AM CDTWind64 mphLONE ROCK
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 2:32 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, LONE ROCK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645061.
Jul 17, 2016, 2:37 AM CDTWind70 mphBURT
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 2:37 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, BURT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645062.
Jul 17, 2016, 2:49 AM CDTWind64 mphARNOLD
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 2:49 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, ARNOLD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645071.
Jul 17, 2016, 2:56 AM CDTWind70 mphBROCK RANCH ARPT
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 2:56 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, BROCK RANCH ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645073.
Jul 17, 2016, 2:59 AM CDTWind75 mphRENWICK
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 2:59 AM CDT. Wind, 75 mph, RENWICK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645076.
Jul 17, 2016, 2:59 AM CDTWind70 mphTHOR
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 2:59 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, THOR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645077.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:01 AM CDTWind70 mphTHOR
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:01 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, THOR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645078.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:03 AM CDTWind64 mphGOLDFIELD
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:03 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, GOLDFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645080.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:07 AM CDTWind65 mphEAGLE GROVE
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:07 AM CDT. Wind, 65 mph, EAGLE GROVE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0987a431c92ac6641471fca91210ca2df7016b6ffd3d13d5496ac6525ea7e191.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:07 AM CDTWind64 mphEAGLE GROVE
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:07 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, EAGLE GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645083.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:07 AM CDTWind70 mphEAGLE GROVE
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:07 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, EAGLE GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645087.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:07 AM CDTWind64 mphEAGLE GROVE
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:07 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, EAGLE GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645089.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:08 AM CDTWind64 mphFT DODGE
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:08 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, FT DODGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645119.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:37 AM CDTWind64 mphIOWA FALLS
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:37 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, IOWA FALLS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645120.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:41 AM CDTWind60 mphJEWELL
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:41 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, JEWELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645124.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:56 AM CDTWind64 mphACKLEY
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:56 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, ACKLEY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645130.
Jul 17, 2016, 3:59 AM CDTWind70 mphSTEAMBOAT ROCK
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 3:59 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, STEAMBOAT ROCK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645132.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:04 AM CDTWind88 mph3 N STEAMBOAT ROCK
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:04 AM CDT. Wind, 88 mph, 3 N STEAMBOAT ROCK. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ec37bd06848eeae39b3b5b279d26727859590dc6ecb27c251444c5a25706f244.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:04 AM CDTWind87 mphCLEVES
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:04 AM CDT. Wind, 87 mph, CLEVES. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645133.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:13 AM CDTWind64 mphGRUNDY CENTER
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:13 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, GRUNDY CENTER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645136.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:35 AM CDTWind70 mphRAYMAR
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:35 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, RAYMAR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645140.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:35 AM CDTWind60 mphRAYMAR
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:35 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, RAYMAR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:645142.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:49 AM CDTWind70 mphJESUP
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:49 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, JESUP. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652834.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:54 AM CDTWind75 mphJESUP
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:54 AM CDT. Wind, 75 mph, JESUP. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652836.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:55 AM CDTWind75 mph1 N INDEPENDENCE
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:55 AM CDT. Wind, 75 mph, 1 N INDEPENDENCE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:07a7a3351cebb69a98d5e7d7ad45a3cb298d62414054903277c2e3a86f90858a.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:55 AM CDTWind75 mphINDEPENDENCE
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:55 AM CDT. Wind, 75 mph, INDEPENDENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652829.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:58 AM CDTTornadoVINTON
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 4:58 AM CDT. Tornado, VINTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652845.
Jul 17, 2016, 5:10 AM CDTWind60 mphPALO
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 5:10 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, PALO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652830.
Jul 17, 2016, 5:15 AM CDTWind61 mphW CEDAR RAPIDS
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 5:15 AM CDT. Wind, 61 mph, W CEDAR RAPIDS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:fd1acb7ba76d2649a8f5f7d11d919b330ce5e06139a8afcaf647e8831773298e.
Jul 17, 2016, 5:15 AM CDTWind61 mphCEDAR RAPIDS
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 5:15 AM CDT. Wind, 61 mph, CEDAR RAPIDS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652837.
Jul 17, 2016, 5:15 AM CDTTornadoNORWAY
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 5:15 AM CDT. Tornado, NORWAY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:654434.
Jul 17, 2016, 5:19 AM CDTTornadoFAIRFAX
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 5:19 AM CDT. Tornado, FAIRFAX. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:654436.
Jul 17, 2016, 5:25 AM CDTWind60 mphMANCHESTER
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 5:25 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, MANCHESTER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652848.
Jul 17, 2016, 6:02 AM CDTWind60 mphMAQUOKETA
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 6:02 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, MAQUOKETA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652832.
Jul 17, 2016, 6:03 AM CDTTornado1 SW ANDREW
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 6:03 AM CDT. Tornado, 1 SW ANDREW. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:4337d20d53c5678d0177d80de6cec828d8590955979c730611ff1a459f3ed2b6.
Jul 17, 2016, 6:03 AM CDTTornadoANDREW
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 6:03 AM CDT. Tornado, ANDREW. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652807.
Jul 17, 2016, 6:13 AM CDTWind60 mphCALAMUS
Record
  • Jul 17, 2016, 6:13 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, CALAMUS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:652842.
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.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

Limits

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Radar-estimated hail size comes from MRMS MESH or NCEI nx3hail. It is an estimate of hail aloft. It is not a measurement of hail on a roof.