August 26-27, 2024: Excessive Heat and Severe Storms Including Wind Damage in Burlington, IA (2024)

Preliminary Local Storm Report...SummaryNational Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL342 PM CDT Wed Aug 28 2024..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON.....DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS..0537 PM Hail Rutledge 40.30N 92.11W08/27/2024 M1.75 Inch Scotland MO Trained Spotter Updated to indicate some damage. Hail of up to golf ball size persisted for at least eight straight minutes through 5:45 P.M. Dings and dents were observed on a vehicle. This occurred near/in town of Rutledge, just southeast of the town of Sand Hill.0540 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Sand Hill 40.31N 92.11W08/27/2024 E60 MPH Scotland MO Trained Spotter Time estimated from radar.0540 PM Hail Sand Hill 40.31N 92.11W08/27/2024 M1.00 Inch Scotland MO Trained Spotter Hail lasted 15 to 20 minutes. Time estimated from radar.0608 PM Hail Rutledge 40.31N 92.09W08/27/2024 E1.50 Inch Scotland MO Trained Spotter From the same storm that produced golf ball size hail earlier beginning at 5:37 PM. May have produced severe to near-severe size hail for a half hour straight.0700 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Anson 40.58N 91.77W08/27/2024 Clark MO Trained Spotter Large tree branched down. Pine tree uprooted. Time estimated from radar.0705 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NE Brock 40.59N 92.09W08/27/2024 E65 MPH Scotland MO Trained Spotter Estimated 60-65 mph. Time estimated from radar.0720 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Bonaparte 40.70N 91.80W08/27/2024 Van Buren IA Trained Spotter Large tree branches down.0821 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Burlington Regional Air 40.77N 91.13W08/27/2024 M58 MPH Des Moines IA ASOS ASOS station KBRL Burlington Arpt.0827 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg West Burlington 40.82N 91.18W08/27/2024 Des Moines IA Emergency Mngr Five houses had holes in roofs from fallen trees. A Menards storage facility roof collapsed, and a roof was peeled back on an outbuilding. Winds were likely at least 80 mph.0827 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg West Burlington 40.83N 91.16W08/27/2024 Des Moines IA Trained Spotter Corrects the time of the previous tstm wnd dmg report from West Burlington. Reports of widespread wind damage in the Burlington area. Limbs, powerlines, and trees down blocking residential streets, tree down on home. Time of the evident was estimated using radar.0830 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Middletown 40.83N 91.27W08/27/2024 E60 MPH Des Moines IA Trained Spotter 60 MPH wind gust estimated, along with heavy rainfall restricting visibility.0838 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Burlington 40.81N 91.12W08/27/2024 E60 MPH Des Moines IA Trained Spotter0840 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Biggsville 40.85N 90.87W08/27/2024 Henderson IL Trained Spotter 60 MPH wind gust estimated, downed fencing.0857 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 S Keithsburg 41.08N 90.93W08/27/2024 Mercer IL Trained Spotter Report of a tree blown down and blocking both lanes of 82nd Street south of Keithsburg.0900 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Raritan 40.70N 90.83W08/27/2024 Henderson IL NWS Employee Relayed report of damage to a building on Main St. Also, several tree limbs down throughout town.0910 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Mc Nabb 41.18N 89.21W08/27/2024 Putnam IL Public Relay of a public report of a 3 inch diameter branch blown down in a yard.1230 AM Rain 3 ENE Charlie Heath Mem 40.59N 91.84W08/28/2024 M2.70 Inch Clark MO Trained Spotter light rain continues.1020 AM Rain Sand Hill 40.31N 92.11W08/28/2024 M4.50 Inch Scotland MO Trained Spotter Rainfall from last evening.$$

Regional Rainfall

24 hour precipitation reports (in Inches),for eastern Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois,and northeast Missouri. Reported between Midnight and 9 AM,Wednesday August 28, 2024.....IOWA....Burlington 6.5 SSW 2.53Burlington 0.8 SSE 2.13Fort Madison 0.9 NE 1.86Muscatine 1.4 N 1.85Maysville 0.1 SW 1.76Muscatine 2N 1.60Donnellson 1.48Muscatine 3.0 NE 1.43Burlington Arpt 1.38Keokuk 3.4 NW 1.21Salem 3.1 ESE 1.20Sigourney 1.17Danville 2.9 W 1.16Sigourney 0.4 NNE 1.00De Witt 5.4 ENE 0.97Hayesville 0.2 SW 0.94Park View 0.2 WSW 0.93Clinton 1.7 NNW 0.91Fort Madison 4.5 NNW 0.90Salem 1S 0.89Yarmouth 1.9 SW 0.83Ainsworth 7.4 N 0.83Nichols 2.5 NNW 0.82Clinton 1.3 NNE 0.79North Liberty 0.7 SSW 0.74Coralville 1.4 S 0.73Tiffin 1.2 NE 0.72Keosauqua 0.72Keokuk LD19 0.71Riverdale 0.5 N 0.70Davenport 2.1 N 0.69Le Claire LD14 0.67Morning Sun 1.7 E 0.66North English 0.66Wellman 4.0 E 0.65Coralville 1.3 SE 0.65Columbus Jct 2 SSW 0.65Wapello 0.2 S 0.61Eldridge 0.7 SSW 0.58Eldridge 0.6 S 0.58Le Claire 2.0 WSW 0.55Centerville 0.3 NE 0.54West Point 7.5 NW 0.53Solon 0.4 WNW 0.51Ottumwa ASOS 5.8 NNW 0.51New London 1.5 SW 0.48Davenport 4.3 NE 0.47Iowa City Arpt 0.46Camanche 1.2 W 0.45De Witt 0.43Hillsboro 5.8 SE 0.42Clarence 3.9 S 0.42Iowa City 0.40Lowden 0.40Davenport Arpt 0.40Iowa City 2.3 E 0.34Davenport 0.9 WNW 0.33Oskaloosa 1.4 NNW 0.32Tipton 6.9 SSW 0.31Iowa City 2.7 E 0.31Pella 4 N 0.31Mt Pleasant 1 SSW 0.29Calamus 2.0 NE 0.28Fairfield 5.7 NNE 0.27Wapello 5.4 SE 0.26Tipton 0.7 N 0.24Pella AWOS 1.5 WSW 0.24Williamsburg 0.6 SW 0.21Fairfield 1.4 S 0.20Fairfield 0.7 SE 0.20Williamsburg 0.20Washington 0.20Waterloo ASOS 5.2 NW 0.19Tipton 0.3 ESE 0.16Oskaloosa AWOS 9.2 ESE 0.16Welton 0.2 WNW 0.08Hampton 1 N 0.08Marshalltown 1.3 NW 0.06Boone 1.3 SSW 0.06Oelwein AWOS 0.05Fayette 1 NW 0.05Marengo 2.6 SSW 0.04Hopkinton 5.4 WSW 0.03Grinnell 2.3 SW 0.03Manchester 0.03Charlotte 1.9 WNW 0.02Asbury 0.4 SW 0.02Independence 0.9 WNW 0.02Dundee 1.4 NNE 0.01Elkader 6SSW 0.01Marshalltown ASOS 4.2 N 0.01Grinnell AWOS 2.4 SSW 0.01NWS Johnston* 4.6 NNW 0.01Ely 2.0 N 0.00Shellsburg 2.9 S 0.00Mount Auburn 2.2 NNW 0.00Oelwein 1E 0.00Mason City 0.9 NNE 0.00Mason City ASOS 6.3 W 0.00Dubuque Arpt 0.00Parnell 0.1 SSW 0.00Anamosa 0.6 ESE 0.00Center Junction 2.6 W 0.00Marion 0.9 NE 0.00Robins 0.8 SE 0.00Ely 0.5 SE 0.00Marion 1.7 NNW 0.00Fairfax 4.0 NW 0.00Bellevue 12.2 NW 0.00Guttenberg Dam 10 0.00Bellevue LD12 0.00Cedar Rapids Arpt 0.00Belle Plaine 0.00Anamosa 3 SSW 0.00Vinton 0.00Monticello 1 E 0.00

....ILLINOIS....Galva 0.9 SE 2.60St Anne 1.92Ottawa 4 SW 1.80Streator 3 SE 1.68Ill. City LD16 3 WNW 1.60Atkinson 2.6 NNE 1.40Woodhull 0.3 ESE 1.10Monmouth 0.4 SE 1.09Romeoville 1.08La Harpe 1.03Geneseo 2.0 NW 1.01Moline 0.7 NNE 1.00Tuscola 0.98Ogden 0.95New Windsor 2.0 N 0.91Mendota 2 SE 0.91Stronghurst 0.4 SSW 0.90Tampico 4.3 S 0.88Galesburg 0.85Joliet Arpt 0.78Colona 0.5 ESE 0.77Bloomington Airport 0.75Fulton LD13 0.72New Boston LD17 0.70Peoria Arpt 0.68Quad City Arpt 0.63Alpha 2.3 N 0.55Viola 0.4 E 0.51Lanark 5.3 N 0.47Aledo 0.47Taylor Ridge 1.1 N 0.45Monmouth 4NW 0.45Shannon 2.7 E 0.44Warsaw 5.8 SE 0.43Mount Carroll 0.43Rock Falls 3.1 S 0.39Davis 0.5 N 0.39Colchester 3.5 NE 0.38Sterling 5.9 NNE 0.38Mount Carroll 6.8 NNW 0.34Lincoln NWS 0.31Gladstone LD18 0.30Steward 0.29Lanark 4.2 NNW 0.28Freeport 0.24Rockford Arpt 0.22Walnut 5.3 ENE 0.21Freeport 4.3 W 0.20Quincy Arpt 0.19Rochelle Arpt 0.17Augusta 0.16Morrison 3.2 E 0.15Decatur Airport 0.10Jacksonville 2E 0.08Winslow 4.3 ESE 0.03Jacksonville Arpt 0.03Lena 0.3 SSE 0.00East Dubuque 1.7 SE 0.00Stockton 3.4 NNE 0.00Hanover 0.2 NW 0.00Windsor 0.00Elizabeth 0.00Stockton 3 NNE 0.00

....MISSOURI....Kirksville Arpt 3.11Chillicothe Arpt 0.61Kahoka 5.2 ESE 0.36Columbia Arpt 0.03