Storms in Iowa in 1959
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1959, 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 1959 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
- 66
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $4.3 million
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 26 | 0 | 7 | $4.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1959
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 2, 1959
- Tornadoes in Iowa, May 4, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 5, 1959
- Tornadoes in Iowa, May 9, 1959
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 10, 1959
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 18, 1959
- Hail in Iowa, May 19, 1959
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 20, 1959
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 26, 1959
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1959
- Tornado in Iowa, May 30, 1959
- Tornado in Iowa, May 31, 1959
June 1959
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 11, 1959
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 21, 1959
- Tornado in Iowa, June 25, 1959
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 27, 1959
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 28, 1959
July 1959
August 1959
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 4, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 21, 1959
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 31, 1959
September 1959
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1959Tornadoes in Iowa in 195919581960
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.