Thunderstorm Wind — Howard, Iowa

2025-07-02 · near Chester, Howard, Iowa

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported a couple large tree branches downed 1 mile southeast of Chester.

Wider weather episode

During the early evening hours on July 2nd, a couple of strong to severe storms produced hail up to quarter sized and some minor tree damage in northeast Iowa.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (43.4900, -92.3500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284732. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.