Bremer storm history

Numerous tents on the fairgrounds were blown down with people in them causing some injuries. In another place in town a woman had a broken arm when a tree fell on her while mowing the lawn. Several trees fell across the area with some additional injuries. There was no thunderstor…

Social media image of quarter sized hail. Relayed by KWWL. Time estimated from radar.

Personal weather station gust to 80 mph.

Personal weather station gust to 58.

Report via mping.

Photos of baseball sized hail north of Waverly. Time estimated via radar.

Photo via social media. Time estimated by radar.

Numerous hailstones pictured with the largest up to ping pong ball sized.

Ground covered in hail with largest up to 1.5 inches in diameter.

Siding damaged by wind driven hail. Report via social media.

Widespread rainfall of 1 to 2 inches over the past week helped to end the Severe Drought conditions across Bremer County.

Persistent dryness this fall and longer term deficits led to severe drought expanding back into Bremer County.

Public report via social media of 5 inches of rain overnight.

Dime to quarter sized hail reported.

Quarter size hail in Readlyn.

Water is flowing over the road.

Ample rainfall during the spring continued across Bremer County into second half of May with severe drought conditions ending.

Despite an increase in rainfall, the long duration of the drought kept severe to extreme drought conditions over Bremer County through the end of April.

Precipitation during the month of March did increase across Bremer county but amounts were still mostly below normal, hence the continuation of severe to extreme drought conditions.

Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation allowed extreme drought conditions to persist across Butler county.

Extreme drought persisted in Bremer county during January with temperatures remaining above normal. Precipitation was above normal, however this did little to help the longer term dryness across the area.

Extreme drought conditions remained across Bremer county through December with above normal temperatures and slightly below normal rainfall.

Extreme drought conditions persisted in Bremer county for the duration of November given lack of rain and above normal temperatures.

Extreme drought conditons maintained a presence in Bremer county during the month of October. Temperatures remained above normal during the month with near normal rainfall although longer range precipitation remains well below normal.

Widespread extreme drought persisted in Bremer county during September given the above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.

Severe to Extreme drought affected Bremer County as above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall occurred during August.

Delayed report of hail up to half dollar sized.

Report via mping.

Funnel cloud reported north of Highway 3 and east of Highway 63.

Funnel cloud north of Denver, Iowa.

Severe drought conditions in Bremer County eased with decent mid month rainfall.

Public reported quarter sized hail via mPing app.

Severe drought expanded into Bremer county early in June and remained through the end of the month as below normal rainfall and warm temperatures prevailed for much of June.

Report via social media, time estimated by radar.

Delayed report, image submitted via social media.