From NWS
1986: Several tornadoes struck Iowa including one that inflicted 2 million dollars damage in northeastern Polk County and Jasper County. This tornado touched down at 5:40 pm near Farrar then moved northeastward to Mingo, Ira, and Baxter destroying 7 homes and 65 farm buildings. Elsewhere large hail and tornadoes producing less major damage were reported in Benton, Clay, Floyd, Tama, and Webster counties. A tornado touched down briefly near Colwell in Floyd County, destroying a farm home and injuring a couple inside.

1953: Unseasonably hot weather brought the temperature all the way up to 103 F at Glenwood making this the latest occurrence of a 100 degree temperature on record in Iowa. Many locations around the state set daily record highs that still stand today, including 91 F at Waterloo and 99 F at Des Moines.

1942: Unseasonably cold weather following a very early snowfall a few days earlier brought temperatures down to record levels across Iowa on the morning of the 28th, with most stations recording their lowest or second-lowest September temperature ever (only behind the incredible cold outbreak of September 29-30, 1899 in some areas). Low temperatures included 18 F at Emmetsburg and Sioux Rapids, 19 F at Cherokee, and 20 F at Decorah, Estherville, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Mason City, Oskaloosa, and Webster City. At Des Moines the low of 26 F remains tied for their coldest September temperature on record.

1923: A tornado touched down for only about a mile in southeastern Council Bluffs, killing 6 people and injuring 10 others. A mother and her three children were caught outside in the storm and killed by a falling tree. The storm also produced around a million dollars in flood damage in the Council Bluffs area.

28 September 1971 → Atlantic Hurricane Irene crossed Nicaragua to reform in the eastern Pacific as Hurricane Olivia. Olivia recurved northeast and made landfall in central Baja California. The deserts of southern California received an inch of rain. 28 September 1994 → The auto ferry Estonia capsized and sank quickly in rough waters in the Baltic Sea. It was reported that there were at least 6-foot waves in the area. About 900 people lost their lives, while there were 141 survivors. 28 September 2004 → The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne, combined with two cold fronts, produced precipitation leading to rising rivers and flooded roads in the northern portion of Delaware, resulting in swamped vehicles. An F2 tornado in northern New Castle County damaged numerous planes and buildings at the airport and injured five people. Damage totaled around $1 million.

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