Ida storm history

Severely limited visibility and frosty roadways contributed to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and 20 just south of Holstein. An indirect fatality occurred to the driver of a car when it was hit broadside by a semi-truck upon entering the roadway aft…

Intermittent very brief blowing snow brought visibility at low as one-half mile. Gusty northwest winds from 35 to 45 mph were concurrent with light snowfall, which totaled 1.6 inches 5 miles north-northwest of Holstein.

Winds gusted occasionally as high as 47 mph at Ida Grove and 46 mph at Battle Creek.

Wind chills reached as low as -26 degrees at Ida Grove and -25 degrees at Holstein.

Snowfall totaled 4.2 inches at Battle Creek, 3.3 inches 4 miles south-southwest of Arthur, and 2.7 inches 5 miles north-northwest of Holstein.

Synoptic northwest winds were occasionally sustained from 40 to 43 mph at a personal weather station near Holstein.

Snowfall totaled 2.5 inches 3.7 miles south-southwest of Arthur, and 2.1 inches at Holstein and 3 miles northeast of Battle Creek.

A long-duration snowfall totaled 8.1 inches 3 miles northeast of Battle Creek and 6.6 inches 5 miles north-northwest of Holstein. During a brief break in snowfall during the evening of November 28, a period of light freezing rain and freezing drizzle resulted in a few hundredths …

Sustained winds reached 30 to 32 mph at times with a peak gust of 48 mph at a personal weather station near Battle Creek.

Intermittent hail was not quite the size of a golf ball at times.

Dangerous heat index values peaked as high as 115 degrees near Battle Creek and 114 degrees in Ida Grove on August 16.

Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.

Dangerous heat index values peaked as high as 107 degrees in Ida Grove.

Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.

Dangerous heat index readings reached an afternoon peak as high as 117 degrees near Battle Creek and 116 degrees at Ida Grove.

Dangerous heat index readings reached afternoon peaks as high as 112 degrees near Battle Creek and 111 degrees at Ida Grove on July 23.

Numerous large tree limbs were taken down by thunderstorm wind gusts, some limbs in excess of 12 inches in diameter. Power was knocked out across town due to tree limbs falling on power lines.

Thunderstorm wind gusts removed several large tree limbs at Holstein Park.

Daily afternoon and evening heat indices ranged from 105 to 116 degrees with a maximum heat index of 116 degrees at a personal weather station in Battle Creek on June 20.

Snowfall totaled 8.5 inches 6.8 miles south-southwest of Holstein, 8.0 inches 1 mile west-southwest of Ida Grove, 7.0 inches in Holstein, 7.0 inches 3.7 miles south-southwest of Arthur, and 6.2 inches 5 miles north-northwest of Holstein. Northwest winds gusted between 40 and 50 m…

Sustained winds occasionally reached 30 to 40 mph during the morning. A peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at 0730 CST by a private weather station near Arthur.

A 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.

A 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.

Sustained winds reached from 40 to 42 mph at times with gusts as high as 59 mph at Battle Creek.

Snowfall totaled 3.2 inches 5 miles north-northwest of Holstein, 2.8 inches 3 miles north-northeast of Battle Creek, and 3.0 inches near Arthur, and northwest winds were sustained from 40 to 42 mph at times with gusts up to 59 mph at Battle Creek. Wind and snowfall combined to re…

Winds were sustained from 30 to 32 mph with a peak gust of 46 mph at Battle Creek.

The lowest wind chills ranged from 30 to 41 below zero with 41 below zero observed at personal weather stations near Holstein and Battle Creek. The Iowa Department of Transportation site near Ida Grove reported a minimum wind chill of 35 below zero.

The lowest wind chills ranged from 30 to 36 below zero with 36 below zero observed at a personal weather station near Battle Creek.

Snowfall totaled 5.5 inches at Arthur, 5.0 inches at Battle Creek, 4.5 inches at Ida Grove, and 3.5 inches 4 miles south-southwest of Arthur.

Winds gusted up to 47 mph near Arthur.

Winds were sustained from 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 46 mph at Battle Creek.

Severe (D2) drought at the start of November improved to moderate (D1) status at mid-month with around 3 inches of rainfall during the first half of the month.

Severe (D2) drought developed with precipitation around 5 inches below normal since August 1.

Afternoon and early evening heat index values reached as high as 113 degrees at Battle Creek on August 25 and 116 degrees at Ida Grove on August 26.

Afternoon heat index values peaked at 109 degrees at a personal weather station in Battle Creek and 105 degrees at the Iowa Road Weather Information System site at Ida Grove.

Two-day heat index values peaked very briefly at 105 degrees at a personal weather station near Battle Creek and 101 degrees at a Iowa Road Weather Information System site near Ida Grove.

Heat index values reached 104 degrees in Battle Creek and Ida Grove.

Daily afternoon and evening heat indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees with a maximum heat index of 109 degrees at a Road Weather Information System site near Ida Grove on July 13. Heat index values returned to 115 degrees in Battle Creek and 109 degrees near Ida Grove on July 1…

The Little Sioux River near Correctionville rose above flood stage the morning of June 23rd, cresting around 11.92 feet above flood stage (30.92 feet) on June 25th. This crest is in the Major Stage and broke the previous record. The river stayed above flood stage into July.

Tree limbs from 10 to 12 inches in diameter fell onto power lines from the electric pole to garage. Winds were accompanied by hail up to dime size and torrential rainfall. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agri…

Thunderstorm winds damaged an outbuilding and dented in a grain bin.

Visibility dropped to around one-half mile for roughly an hour due to a combination of snowfall which was less than one-half inch near Holstein and wind gusts as high as 43 mph at Battle Creek. Travel conditions were poor during the lowest visibility.

Wind chills dropped as low as -33 degrees at Ida Grove and -27 degrees near Battle Creek.

Snowfall totaled 2.8 inches 5 miles north-northwest of Holstein, 2.5 miles in Ida Grove and near Arthur, and 2.2 inches 3 miles northeast of Battle Creek. Visibility was as low as 1/2 mile at times of falling snow in the afternoon hours.

Wind chills remained -35 degrees or colder at times over a nearly four-day period, with a minimum wind chill of -49 degrees at Battle Creek during the early overnight of January 14.