Hail Map in Iowa on March 28, 2020

The weather event in Iowa on March 28, 2020 includes Wind, Hail, and Tornado maps. 17 states and 1,149 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 4,290.

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Wind

Hail

Tornado

4,290

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

244

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Iowa

Iowa

Date	Description
03/28/20206:44 PM CDT	Numerous trees down in red gate park area. Probable tornado based on spotter reports.
03/28/20206:40 PM CDT	Confirmed damage to barns southeast and east of maynard. Entire tornado was 640 to 642 pm.
03/28/20206:33 PM CDT	Damage to trees at red gate park on west side of town. Possible tornado.
03/28/20206:33 PM CDT	Confirmed with video. Damage to apartment buildings and trees in red gate park. Entire tornado was 630 to 636 pm.
03/28/20206:29 PM CDT	Large tornado on the ground doing damage.
03/28/20206:28 PM CDT	Now seeing pea size hail.
03/28/20206:18 PM CDT	On ground near baxter ave and v56 rd.
03/28/20206:15 PM CDT	A tornado touched down north of jesup and moved northeast causing damage to outbuildings... A barn... And uprooted trees at a farmstead.
03/28/20205:50 PM CDT	Trained spotter reported a grain bin and outbuilding destroyed. Time estimated from radar.
03/28/20205:40 PM CDT	Tornado also confirmed via social media photos. Location approximate.
03/28/20205:37 PM CDT	Report of machine shed destroyed. Time estimated from radar.
03/28/20205:37 PM CDT	1.25 inch hail from social media picture.
03/28/20205:33 PM CDT	Social media report with picture of 1.25 inch hail just south of manson.
03/28/20205:30 PM CDT	Time estimated.
03/28/20205:19 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near ROCKWELL CITY
03/28/20204:26 PM CDT	Brief tornado touchdown just south of rhodes. Location estimated by radar.
03/28/20202:10 PM CDT	Two machine sheds destroyed at farmstead. No injuries.
03/28/20202:10 PM CDT	Report of damage from adams county em near the adair county border. Extent of damage unknown at this time.
03/28/20202:29 AM CDT	At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near McGregor, or near Prairie Du Chien, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Boscobel around 805 PM CDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Highway61 And County T, Plugtown, Harris Ridge, Highways 60 And 61, CountyRoads K And T, Limery Ridge and Bridgeport.
03/28/20201:18 AM CDT	At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jesup, or 7 miles northwest of Independence, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Oelwein around 630 PM CDT. Stanley around 635 PM CDT. Arlington around 645 PM CDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Wadena,Highways 3 And 187, County Road W 33 And 187, County Road W 45 And187, County Roads 3 And W 45 and County Roads 3 And W 33.
03/28/20201:03 AM CDT	At 602 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Fairbank to Luzerne, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Independence, Vinton, Belle Plaine, Jesup, Urbana, Fairbank, Hazleton, Blairstown, Van Horne, Keystone, Garrison, Brandon, Rowley, Aurora, Mount Auburn, Stanley, Luzerne, Wapsipinicon Golf Course, Vinton Memorial Airport and Fontana County Park.This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 44 and 55.
03/28/202012:22 AM CDT	At 521 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Twin Lake, or near Rockwell City, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Emergency Management reported quarter sized hail near Rockwell City. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Rockwell City, Manson, North Twin Lake, South Twin Lake, Twin Lakes, Clare and Twin Lakes State Park.
03/27/202011:08 PM CDT	At 408 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Webster City, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Big Wall Lake around 425 PM CDT. Belmond around 440 PM CDT.Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Rowan,Meservey, Coulter, Thornton, Blairsburg, Alexander, Galt, Latimer,Chapin and Dows.This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 148 and 181.
03/27/20208:53 PM CDT	At 153 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sigourney, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Wellman, Harper, Hayesville, Keota, Ollie, West Chester, Lancaster, Talleyrand, Pekin and Washington County Fairgrounds.
03/27/20208:25 PM CDT	An ef-1 tornado developed southwest of sherrill and moved northeast causing significant damage to outbuildings and uprooting trees at several farmsteads. The tornado li
03/27/20208:25 PM CDT	Time estimated. Farm windows blown out... Outbuildings damaged... Trees and power lines downed.
03/27/20208:07 PM CDT	At 106 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Albia, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Ottumwa, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Blakesburg, Kirkville, Chillicothe and Albia Municipal Airport.
03/27/20208:02 PM CDT	Relayed by emergency manager.
03/27/20207:20 PM CDT	Relayed via social media. Time estimated from radar.
03/27/20207:15 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near ELKADER

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Cities Impacted by Hail Map on March 28, 2020

Please be aware that the storm maps provided by HailTrace include estimates of the number of structures impacted by storms on the specified date. These estimates are derived from data provided by Microsoft, including building footprint data generated using computer vision algorithms applied to satellite imagery. While HailTrace makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information, it is not guaranteed and should be used as a general reference only. The actual number of impacted structures may differ from the estimates provided on the storm maps.