Hail — Howard, Iowa

2024-09-19 · near Riceville, Howard, Iowa

Event narrative

Local businesses south of Riceville reported penny to nickel sized hail.

Wider weather episode

On September 19th, a lone severe thunderstorm developed a very impressive hail core aloft as it moved into Howard County. As it progressed through Howard County, it dropped quarter sized hail southeast of Riceville which damaged crops. Later into the evening, additional storms developed near the Mississippi River bringing isolated wind damage to Clayton County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213457. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.