Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1K
Magnitude
56 EG
Area
Polk
Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree branch. A homeless individual died when a the branch fell on him at a homeless settlement along the banks of the Raccoon River east of Fluer Blvd.
Other notable thunderstorm wind events in Iowa
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.