Preliminary Damage/incident report from storm on Saturday, 4/23/22
Weather
April 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson
(UPDATED 6:40-a.m., 4/24/22)
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
942 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S MENLO 41.50N 94.40W
04/23/2022 E70 MPH ADAIR IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORT OF 60-70 MPH WIND NEAR MENLO
AND I80.
0543 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SW WIOTA 41.39N 94.91W
04/23/2022 E60 MPH CASS IA EMERGENCY MNGR
ESTIMATE 60MPH WINDS, ZERO VISIBILITY VIA
EM.
0545 PM TSTM WND GST STUART 41.50N 94.32W
04/23/2022 E70 MPH ADAIR IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
STUART FIRE REPORT OF 60-70 MPH WIND GUSTS
WITH EXTREME HEAVY RAINFALL AND PEA-SIZED
HAIL.
0558 PM TSTM WND GST DEXTER 41.52N 94.23W
04/23/2022 E70 MPH DALLAS IA EMERGENCY MNGR
70 MPH WIND GUST ESTIMATE.
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG CALLENDER 42.36N 94.30W
04/23/2022 WEBSTER IA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF A LARGE MORTON BUILDING
DAMAGED DUE TO WIND IN CALLENDER VIA
BROADCAST MEDIA.
0604 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW CALLENDER 42.37N 94.32W
04/23/2022 WEBSTER IA PUBLIC
DEBRIS ON FAIRBANKS AVE.
0606 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW HUMBOLDT 42.73N 94.23W
04/23/2022 HUMBOLDT IA PUBLIC
TREE BRANCH ROUGHLY 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER
BROKEN OFF.
0608 PM HAIL 1 E FORT DODGE 42.51N 94.16W
04/23/2022 U0.75 INCH WEBSTER IA PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
0610 PM TSTM WND GST 3 WSW PERRY 41.83N 94.16W
04/23/2022 M58 MPH DALLAS IA AWOS
AWOS REPORT OF 58 MPH.
0624 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SW POLK CITY 41.75N 93.73W
04/23/2022 POLK IA PUBLIC
OBSERVED NEAR SAYLORVILLE LAKE.
0638 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S AMES 41.99N 93.62W
04/23/2022 M60 MPH STORY IA ASOS
ASOS REPORT OF 60 MPH WIND GUST.
0655 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SSE FOREST CITY 43.23N 93.62W
04/23/2022 E59 MPH HANCOCK IA AWOS
AWOS REPORT OF 59 MPH WIND GUST.
0657 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W LELAND 43.33N 93.66W
04/23/2022 WINNEBAGO IA BROADCAST MEDIA
FARM IMPLEMENT GARAGE DESTROYED. REPORT FROM
KIMT TV.
0657 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S AFTON 40.99N 94.20W
04/23/2022 UNION IA EMERGENCY MNGR
3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREES AND METAL SHED
OUTBUILDING DAMAGED 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF
AFTON.
0702 PM TORNADO 2 NW SHELDAHL 41.88N 93.72W
04/23/2022 BOONE IA PUBLIC
2 MILES WEST OF SLATER ON HWY 210 - VIDEO OF
BARN DESTROYED...VIEWER SAW SMALL TORNADO
RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA.
0715 PM TSTM WND GST HUBBARD 42.31N 93.31W
04/23/2022 E62 MPH HARDIN IA NWS EMPLOYEE
0717 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N WINTERSET 41.36N 94.01W
04/23/2022 E63 MPH MADISON IA PUBLIC
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
0718 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE WINTERSET 41.33N 94.01W
04/23/2022 MADISON IA EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO WINTERSET FIRE DEPARTMENT.
TRAILERS ALSO TIPPED AT RACETRACK.
0731 PM TSTM WND GST GRAFTON 43.33N 93.07W
04/23/2022 M49 MPH WORTH IA PUBLIC
0732 PM TSTM WND GST 4 E ALBION 42.11N 92.92W
04/23/2022 M58 MPH MARSHALL IA ASOS
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 E
ALBION. ASOS 58 MPH WIND GUST REPORT.
0733 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW CUMMING 41.44N 93.78W
04/23/2022 WARREN IA EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORT OF 2 SEMIS BLOWN OFF I-35 AROUND 61MM
VIA EM.
0745 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NNW DES MOINES 41.59N 93.63W
04/23/2022 E60 MPH POLK IA BROADCAST MEDIA
ALSO 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL.
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW AMES 42.00N 93.64W
04/23/2022 STORY IA BROADCAST MEDIA
MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS BROKEN DOWN VIA
BROADCAST.
0825 PM TSTM WND GST 4 E ALBION 42.11N 92.92W
04/23/2022 M59 MPH MARSHALL IA ASOS
MARSHALLTOWN AIRPORT ASOS.
0509 AM HAIL GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.75W
04/23/2022 E1.75 INCH MILLS IA PUBLIC
DELAYED REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.
TIME BASED ON RADAR.
0115 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W RED OAK 41.01N 95.26W
04/23/2022 M61 MPH MONTGOMERY IA AWOS
1135 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 S HARLAN 41.58N 95.34W
04/23/2022 M58 MPH SHELBY IA AWOS
1005 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W RED OAK 41.01N 95.26W
04/23/2022 M64 MPH MONTGOMERY IA AWOS
0610 AM HAIL ELK HORN 41.59N 95.06W
04/23/2022 M1.75 INCH SHELBY IA BROADCAST MEDIA
TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0555 AM HAIL WALNUT 41.48N 95.22W
04/23/2022 M1.00 INCH POTTAWATTAMIE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER CALLED WFO DMX REPORTING 1" HAIL IN
WALNUT.
0519 AM HAIL 4 ESE COUNCIL BLUFFS 41.21N 95.79W
04/23/2022 E0.50 INCH POTTAWATTAMIE IA PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
0510 AM HAIL GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.74W
04/23/2022 M1.00 INCH MILLS IA PUBLIC
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.