Hail — Van Buren, Iowa

2023-05-06 · near Selma, Van Buren, Iowa

Event narrative

Quarter sized hail, with very strong winds that resulted in some minor damage to the trees.

Wider weather episode

Several severe thunderstorms developed across much of eastern Iowa on the evening of May 6, 2023. Storms mainly produced hail up to golf ball size. Through the evening, storms merged and weakened in intensity, but not before producing some wind damage across northern and central Lee County. An isolated tornado also occurred in Muscatine County. Heavy rain also fell from storms as some remained stationary for long periods of time. Most notably, locations north and east of Fairfield, Iowa recorded over two inches of rain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1099436. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.