Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >
Overview
A strong thunderstorm developed over southeast Iowa Wednesday morning and tracked southeast over southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri. This storm quickly intensified over Van Buren county and dropped baseball size hail in Keosauqua, along with heavy rain and lightning. The storm continued into Clark county Missouri where it weakened. |
![]() Baseball hail in Keosauqua, IA Photo: Nancy Huff |
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5 WSW Farmington, IA Photo: Judy Gaston |
5 WSW Farmington, IA Photo: Judy Gaston |
MRMS Max Estimated Hail Size Swath |
Storm Reports
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1143 AM CDT WED JUN 5 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1017 AM HAIL 5 WSW FARMINGTON 40.61N 91.83W 06/05/2019 M1.00 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER 1015 AM HAIL 3 ENE CHARLIE HEATH MEM 40.61N 91.84W 06/05/2019 M2.00 INCH CLARK MO TRAINED SPOTTER 1000 AM HAIL KEOSAUQUA 40.73N 91.97W 06/05/2019 E2.75 INCH VAN BUREN IA EMERGENCY MNGR WINDOWS KNOCKED OUT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING IN KEOSAUQUA. NO INJURIES. 0957 AM HAIL 2 ESE KEOSAUQUA 40.72N 91.92W 06/05/2019 M1.25 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. LEAVES OFF SOME TREES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR AND OTHER REPORTS. 0955 AM HAIL KEOSAUQUA 40.73N 91.97W 06/05/2019 M2.75 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER ALSO SMALL BRANCHES DOWN.
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