Storms in Iowa in 1958
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1958, 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 1958 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
- 49
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $638,000
- Episodes
- 25
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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 16 | 0 | 2 | $638,000 |
| Hail | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1958
April 1958
May 1958
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 10, 1958
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 17, 1958
- Tornado in Iowa, May 18, 1958
- Hail in Iowa, May 26, 1958
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 31, 1958
June 1958
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 8, 1958
- Tornado in Iowa, June 10, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 19, 1958
- Tornado in Iowa, June 22, 1958
- Tornado in Iowa, June 29, 1958
July 1958
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 1, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 13, 1958
- Tornadoes in Iowa, July 14, 1958
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 29, 1958
August 1958
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 4, 1958
- Tornado in Iowa, August 5, 1958
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 6, 1958
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 7, 1958
- Hail in Iowa, August 14, 1958
October 1958
November 1958
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1958Tornadoes in Iowa in 195819571959
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.