Heavy Snow in Shelby, Iowa

Heavy Snow October 25, 1997 – October 26, 1997 · Shelby, Iowa

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

$150K

Crop damage

The wider storm

A major early season snowstorm struck portions of southwestern Iowa, blanketing the area with 6 to 9 inches of heavy wet snow. The snow fell on trees, many of which were still fully or partially leafed, and caused extensive damage and/or total destruction. Thousands of residents were without power just after the storm and many of the outages lasted for several days. Emergency shelters were opened in the affected areas for use by those who suffered a hardship from the storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5623189. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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