Storms in Iowa in 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1960, 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 1960 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
- 89
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $2.3 million
- Episodes
- 36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 29 | 1 | 5 | $2.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1960
April 1960
May 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 5, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 16, 1960
- Tornado in Iowa, May 20, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 24, 1960
- Tornado in Iowa, May 25, 1960
June 1960
- Hail in Iowa, June 1, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 4, 1960
- Tornado in Iowa, June 10, 1960
- Tornadoes in Iowa, June 16, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18, 1960
- Hail in Iowa, June 23, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 28, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 30, 1960
July 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 11, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 12, 1960
- Hail in Iowa, July 17, 1960
- Tornado in Iowa, July 23, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 25, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 26, 1960
- Hail in Iowa, July 29, 1960
August 1960
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 3, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 5, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 6, 1960
- Hail in Iowa, August 15, 1960
- Tornado in Iowa, August 18, 1960
- Tornado in Iowa, August 19, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 27, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 28, 1960
September 1960
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 8, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 18, 1960
- Hail in Iowa, September 21, 1960
November 1960
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1960Tornadoes in Iowa in 196019591961
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.