Storms in Iowa in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1961, 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 1961 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
- 70
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 24
- Damage
- $15 million
- Episodes
- 27
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 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 16 | 1 | 24 | $15 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 20, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 23, 1961
- Hail in Iowa, April 24, 1961
May 1961
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 5, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 14, 1961
- Hail in Iowa, May 30, 1961
June 1961
- Hail in Iowa, June 5, 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 7, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 11, 1961
July 1961
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 1, 1961
- Hail in Iowa, July 4, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 5, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 12, 1961
- Hail in Iowa, July 14, 1961
- Hail in Iowa, July 15, 1961
- Hail in Iowa, July 20, 1961
- Hail in Iowa, July 23, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 31, 1961
August 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 3, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 4, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 9, 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 10, 1961
- Hail in Iowa, August 20, 1961
September 1961
- Tornadoes in Iowa, September 1, 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 2, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 22, 1961
October 1961
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Iowa in 196119601962
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.