Storms in Iowa in 1956
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1956, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Iowa in 1956 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 46
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $54,000
- Episodes
- 28
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 7 | 0 | 9 | $54,000 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1956
May 1956
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 10, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 11, 1956
- Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1956
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 29, 1956
June 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 16, 1956
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 19, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 23, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 25, 1956
July 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 1, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 6, 1956
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 7, 1956
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 11, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 15, 1956
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 17, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 19, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 31, 1956
August 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 4, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 8, 1956
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, August 12, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 17, 1956
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 18, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 28, 1956
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 30, 1956
October 1956
November 1956
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1956Tornadoes in Iowa in 195619551957
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.