A tornado and a damaging wind report accompanied numerous reports of large hail across northwest Iowa during the late afternoon and early evening of August 13th.

Hail in BUENA VISTA, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 19:06:00 to 13-AUG-08 19:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: STORM LAKE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in BUENA VISTA, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 19:15:00 to 13-AUG-08 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: SULPHUR SPGS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Large hail covered the ground to a depth of one to two inches.

Hail in BUENA VISTA, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 19:05:00 to 13-AUG-08 19:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: STORM LAKE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Large hail dented vehicles. The amount of property damage was not known.

Hail in DICKINSON, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 17:17:00 to 13-AUG-08 17:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKE PARK
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Large hail damaged roofs, siding, windows, and crops; and stripped leaves off some trees. The amount of crop and property damage was not known.

Tornado in DICKINSON, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 17:08:00 to 13-AUG-08 17:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKE PARK
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tornado damaged several outbuildings and tore half the roof off a hog confinement building.

Thunderstorm Wind in DICKINSON, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 17:17:00 to 13-AUG-08 17:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKE PARK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large branches blown down.

Hail in LYON, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 17:30:00 to 13-AUG-08 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: GEORGE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in DICKINSON, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 17:33:00 to 13-AUG-08 17:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEST OKOBOJI
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CLAY, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 17:54:00 to 13-AUG-08 17:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: DICKENS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CLAY, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 18:15:00 to 13-AUG-08 18:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROYAL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in CLAY, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 18:18:00 to 13-AUG-08 18:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: MACLAY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in BUENA VISTA, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 18:31:00 to 13-AUG-08 18:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: SIOUX RAPIDS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Large hail covered the ground.

Hail in BUENA VISTA, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 18:35:00 to 13-AUG-08 18:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: LINN GROVE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in BUENA VISTA, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 18:40:00 to 13-AUG-08 18:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: LINN GROVE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in BUENA VISTA, IOWA
From 13-AUG-08 19:00:00 to 13-AUG-08 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: STORM LAKE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public