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Severe Storm Reports for the 3/14/25 weather event (UPDATED 4-a.m. 3/15)

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March 14th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Here are storm incident & damage reports from the severe storms that passed through Iowa Friday (March 14th). Data collected from Storm Spotters, Emergency Management officials (EMA) and the public, as relayed to the National Weather Service Offices in Des Moines and Omaha. Some local reports are from KJAN (*as noted). You can view the full report from the Dsm NWS Office HERE. The Omaha NWS Office report can be found HERE.

  • 6:25-p.m.: 70 mph wind gust recorded in Sac City. Large tree branches toppled. (Public report)
  • 6:18-p.m.: 60-70 mph winds near Onawa last for about 10 minutes (report from the public)
  • 6:02-p.m.: Semi (empty trailer) blown-over at the I-80 westbound off-ramp at exit 54 (Cass County, IA)*
  • 6:00-p.m.: 59 mph wind gust 3 miles SW of Denison (AWOS – Automated Weather Observation System)
  • 5:41-p.m.: Apartment buildings lost their roofs in Guthrie Center (Time estimated by radar)
  • 5:41-p.m. (Timing approximate): Iowa DOT sand/salt hoop bldg. damaged by high wind

    IA DOT hoop bldg in Adair (Photo courtesy Terry Nichols in Adair)

  • 5:34-p.m.: 2 miles W. of Ames, 1″ diameter hail (Trained spotter report)
  • 5:28-p.m.:  70 mph thunderstorm gust 2 miles S. of Menlo (EMA report)
  • 5:27-p.m.: Semi blown-over on I-80 at mm 86 (2 miles S. of Menlo) in Adair County (Fire & Rescue report)*
  • 5:24-p.m.: 64 mph wind gust recorded 4 miles E/NE of Emerson by a personal weather station.
  • 5:23-p.m.: 3/4″ diameter hail in Woodward (Dallas County)
  • 5:18-p.m.: Cass County Iowa – Shed roof torn-off, landed on 620th St. S. of Memphis Rd., blocking the road (Cass County EMA)*
  • 5:15-p.m.: Quarter-size hail reported in Adair (social media photo)*
  • 5:14-p.m.: 61 mph wind gust in Missouri Valley.
  • 4:59-p.m.: 69 mph wind gust E/SE of Griswold (Public)
  • 620th S. of Memphis Rd. Cass County, IA (Mike Kennon photo, Cass Co EMA)

  • 4:52-p.m.: 60 mph storm gust 2 miles S/SE of Silver City (Mills County); 66 mph gust 4 miles W/SW of McClelland (Pott. Co.)
  • 4:48-p.m.: Nickel-size hail near Guthrie Center (Law enforcement report)
  • 4:44-p.m.: Penny size hail near Winterset (Public)
  • 4:32-p.m.: Nickel-size hail near Exira (EMA report)
  • 4:23-p.m.: 58 mph gust 3 mi. N/NW of Pacific Junction
  • 4:20-p.m.: 1.5″ diameter hail in Adair (media report)
  • 4:17-p.m.: 1.25″ diameter hail in Brayton (Media report)
  • 4:09-p.m.: 1-inch diameter hail near Bridgewater (Trained Spotter report).