Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in July 1995

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Hail Report Description: Hail of unknown size broke windows and damaged crops.

Hail Report Description: Trees were knocked down.

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Hail Report Description: 75 mph winds also reported. Winds destroyed steel grain bins and crops. Several hail swaths with 100 percent crop damage.

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Hail Report Description: A roof was blown off a trailer-house in Terry. A grain bin was also knocked over.

Hail Report Description: Severe thunderstorms brought gusty winds to Boise causing some minor damage. Trees three-to four-feet in diameter were broken in two pieces. In Challis tree limbs were broken off while in Salmon and Arco sheds were mangled. In Soda Springs high winds toppled a tree and in Emmett fallen trees smashed a car. A house in Blackfoot was struck by lightning and a fire was started only causing minor damage. In McCall a man was struck and killed by lightning at a rodeo. Twelve others were injured by the strike. ILLINOIS, Northeast

Hail Report Description: Trees knocked down by wind in the town of Absarokee.

Hail Report Description: An isolated severe thunderstorm during the evening hours on the 29th produced hail up to dime size.

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Hail Report Description: Three-quarters inch hail reported on Highway 94E.

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Hail Report Description: Cars damaged.

Hail Report Description: Cars damaged.

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Hail Report Description: Several trees were blown down..

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Wind Report Description: Trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds in the Flatwood/Coeburn area.

Wind Report Description: Large tree limbs and power lines were downed by the wind at both locations.

Wind Report Description: Large tree limbs and power lines were downed by the wind at both locations.

Wind Report Description: Four funnel clouds were sighted by a Coast Guard Vessel, over water, along the shoreline between Frankfort and the Point Betsie Lighthouse. Trees and power lines were reported downed by the wind along two miles of M22 east of the Point Betsie Lighthouse.

Wind Report Description: Several clusters of severe thunderstorms, some having bow echo appearance, raced northeast across Wisconsin. They genenrated powerful downburst winds which knocked down many large trees in Laona (Forest County); near Boaz (Richland Center); near Crivitz, Marinette, and Peshtigo (Marinette County); in Dakota (Wausharaa County); in Rothschild (Marathon County), near Waupaca, Clintonville, and Embarrass (Waupaca County); in Antigo(Langlade County), west of Neenah (Winnebago County); north of Embarrass, in Split Rock, and south of Shawano (Shawano County); in Keshena (Menominee County); in Abrams (Oconto County); in New Franklin (Brown County); in Sun Prairie (Dane County); and in Cambria (Columbia County). Lightning hit a county courthouse in Crandon (Forest County) and damaged its telephones, PC's, and radios.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down.

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Wind Report Description: A few trees were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: A fairly strong cold front sank south across Iowa during the day. The frontal system had significant moisture to work with as the remnants of tropical storm Dean had already reach the state. The air mass ahead of the front was very unstable as afternoon temperatures rose into the lower 90s with dew point temperatures in the middle 70s. CAPE values by late afternoon were around 3000 J-kg-1 with lifted indices around -9° C. Thunderstorm erupted on the cold side of the front. The initial windshift was very shallow. The storms quickly became multicellular with very little in the way of severe weather associated with them. They did produce copious amounts of rainfall with two to four inch amounts reported in some areas. No significant flooding occurred as the soil was extremely dry. One storm was severe as it moved across Boone County. Winds of at least 60 MPH nearly blew a car off of a highway northwest of Boone. High winds also moved into the city of Boone. Another severe thunderstorms moved into Muscatine County. High winds blew the roof off of a building east of Fairport and downed several trees and power lines. A house also sustained considerable roof damage. Due to the unique construction, damage was placed at between $60 thousand and $70 thousand to the house. As thunderstorms moved through Kossuth County, lightning struck a tree outside a house in Whittemore. The tree was downed and nails popped out of the drywall in the house.

Wind Report Description: A airplane hangar was destroyed and a small airplane was overturned.

Wind Report Description: Severe thunderstorm winds downed limbs and uprooted trees two miles south of Coleman in Johnston County. A garage door was also damaged and a mobile home was shifted off its foundation by the severe winds.

Wind Report Description: Some trees were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down along Highway 27.

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Wind Report Description: A few trees were blown down.

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Wind Report Description: Trees were knocked down.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado destroyed two outbuildings, damaged a home, snapped trees and killed a cow.

Tornado Report Description: Widespread street flooding reported throughout the county.

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Tornado Report Description: A fire department official saw a small tornado develop in a field behind the Holly Beach Fire House. It was only on the ground for five minutes. This storm was in a rainband of Tropical Storm Dean. The only other effect from Tropical Storm Dean was minor flooding on Highway 82 between Holly Beach and Johnson's Bayou due to a high tide of 3.75 feet at the Cameron tide gauge. The time this occurred was primarily near high tides. The highest wind gust recorded at the Lake Charles.

Tornado Report Description: Tornado briefly touched down with minor damage but no injuries.

Tornado Report Description: Reported by North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Tornado Report Description: Tornado destroyed a barn.

Tornado Report Description: Severe pre-frontal thunderstorms developed along the Wasatch front. In the Kearns area, gusts were measured at 58 mph. In the Centerville area, a gustnado occurred. Witnesses indicated they heard a train sound and saw both trees and dirt moving in circular motions. The overall damage path was about 0.5 miles long and less than 0.1 mile wide. The gustnado moved from south to north, with it apparently skipping into the air, not causing damage along the entire path length. One witness was briefly lifted into the air as the gustnado passed over. One house incurred $10,000 in damage. They reported severe tree damage, had two skylights lifted from part of the roof, and had an electric junction box removed from the side of the house. Their next door neighbor reported that two-inch diameter willow branches were removed from the tree, transported 100 feet and over a single story building, and were wrapped tightly around the base of another tree. At a third house, a flag pole that had previously withstood 90 mph winds was snapped. The gustnado bent a six-foot chain fence to a 45 degree angle towards the east.

Tornado Report Description: A gustnado apparently touched down briefly near Hollywood. The storm left a damage path about a half mile long and 50 yards wide. About 15 to 20 trees were blown down, and two large trees fell on a deck and swimming pool. Winds were clocked at 60 mph in the area.

Tornado Report Description: A vary dynamic weather pattern was in place across Iowa. The air mass was very unstable with total total indices of 61, K indices over 30, and helicity values over 600 m2-s-2. Soundings at 1200 UTC already indicated lifted indices of -7° C. Moisture pooling was taking place ahead of a windshift line which extended north to south across central Nebraska at sunrise. Dew point values rose to around 80° F. over most of Iowa in the morning. A strong cap was in place with 700 mb temps nearing +15° C. This held convection to a minimum. Thunderstorms had formed the previous night across South Dakota and advanced into southern Minnesota. They slid southeast and moved into north central Iowa during the late morning hours. Golf ball-size hail pelted Worth County northeast of Northwood. A short time later a second cell dropped dime-size hail on the area. The storms advanced southeast producing hail and gusty winds. Most of the activity was just below severe limits. When the storms reached Clayton County, dime size hail was reported in Luana. Meanwhile, in Garnavillo high winds were a problem. Several trees and numerous power lines were downed in the city as the gust front passed. In addition to the first cluster of storms that slid southeast, a line of thunderstorms formed quickly on its heels ahead of the trough/windshift line. These storms quickly became severe in the unstable air mass and joined with the aforementioned cluster of storms. Once the storms became severe, they produced considerable damage. Hail up to baseball-size, very high winds, and tornadoes resulted. There were several small tornadoes and one gustnado produced by the line. Of the more significant tornadoes, one tracked across Buchanan and Delaware Counties and caused damage to many out buildings. The tornado struck a few farmsteads directly and damaged many others. Considerable damage was reported along its path. One house was destroyed, two others sustained about $25 thousand damage each, five others sustained about $20 thousand damage, and a mobile home was destroyed worth $10 thousand. A grain elevator was struck near Lamont with damage placed to it at $500 thousand. A total of 19 farmsteads sustained damage in the county. Crop damage by the tornado was also severe with damage described as if "someone went through the fields with a Weedeater". Two head of cattle were killed near Lamont when the barn they were in collapsed. Another tornado that was on the ground for a significant length of time tracked across Clinton County. Other significant tornadoes struck Scott and Muscatine Counties. Straight line winds caused considerable damage in Delaware County. There were numerous reports of livestock killed or injured by fallen barns. Three hogs were crushed on a farm near Hopkinton for example. Damage from straight line winds alone in the county were placed near two and one half million dollars. Damage was very extensive around the Hopkinton area with many farmsteads affected and some nearly wiped out. Estimates from the entire Quad Cities metro area range to around $5 million. There was also considerable damage in Jones County from high winds. Wind gusts of at least 85 MPH destroyed 24 mobile homes and three permanent homes in Monticello. There was also damage reported to several other houses and businesses in the area. Other wind damage in the Monticello area included three silos destroyed, two large barns downed, two machine sheds, a corn crib, and six open sheds. Three head of cattle were killed as one of the barns collapsed on them. In another incident, a horse stable was blown down by the winds. One horse was killed as the stable toppled down on it. Also, in Monticello, a man was injured as high winds downed a tree on top of his car. Reports indicated the total property damage in the Monticello area were at least $1.8 million and were expected to top the $2 million mark. Estimates of crop damage due to the wind totaled close to $1 million across Jones County. Cedar County, winds of 90 to 95 MPH in close proximity to a tornado in the area destroyed one house and several buildings north of Atalissa. The tornado itself hit one farmstead north of the Atalissa area. Reports indicated food was sucked out of the refrigerator and boards were taken out of loaded grain wagons. When the house was hit, a letter from the attic was picked up shortly before 1900CST. The letter was retrieved at 1940CST; 40 miles from its original location in the Quad Cities. There were numerous reports of small rope tornadoes around the Lowden area. Two are included in this report. The tornado northwest of town touched down briefly in an open field. There were actually three separate touchdowns from one parent cloud within a period of several minutes. A local network of spotters in the county observed 24 funnel clouds. In addition to the tornadoes and winds, hail was a major problem. There were numerous reports of one to two-inch diameter hail. There were also several reports of baseball-size hail. In Clinton County, Grand Mound and DeWitt were pelted with baseball-size hail causing considerable damage. The airport at Clinton sustained damage by baseball-size hail as well. In Calamus, baseball-size hail fell on the city. The hail in combination with the wind damaged cars, knocking out windows. Windows were also knocked out of several buildings in the city. Hail also caused considerable crop damage in east central Iowa. Five thousand acres of corn and soybeans were totally destroyed, 10,000 acres slightly damaged, 50 hogs killed, and 10 head of cattle killed in a three county area. The Governor declared Buchanan, Delaware, and Jones Counties disaster areas. Damage and losses totaled into the millions. Earlier in the afternoon, lightning struck a barn in Winneshiek County near Castalia. The barn was a total loss as it burned to the ground.

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Tornado Report Description: Emergency management reported a tornado at Sterling and Lyons Road east of Dixon. No damage was reported.

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Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down in Adams and moved northeast touching down several times. Several buildings were damaged or destroyed. Many trees uprooted. A church in Adams lost its steeple and bell tower.

Tornado Report Description: Garage and three sheds destroyed. House shifted off foundation.

Tornado Report Description: A weak tornado briefly touched down causing no damage.

Tornado Report Description: A slow moving tornado touched down between Roodhouse and White Hall. It remained on the ground for about 10 minutes and damaged crops in fields along Highway 267.

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Tornado Report Description: A small tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was reported with the tornado.

Tornado Report Description: Law enforcement reported a brief tornado touchdown near Interstate 90 south of Luverne.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado left about a two mile path of damage across York Road, south of Hereford, east toward the town of Monkton. At one farm 15 trees of various types were snapped and uprooted. One spruce fell into the living room of the farmhouse and separated the wrap-around porch from the main house. At the next farm, a tree fell on a car with a woman inside. It smashed the windshield but she was unharmed. Fences were blown down like toothpicks and an estimated 50 trees were lost. Across York Road, a tree fell on a house damaging the attic and a bedroom. Rain caused some additional damage inside the home. Another home closer to Monkton had heavy tree damage around it. About 800 homes lost power in the Monkton area.

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