Iowa, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, August 29, 1964

August 29, 1964 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$325,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

Event by event

4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Kossuth

When
August 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Kossuth County
Rating
F4
Path length
15.8 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.920, -94.230

Tornado, Webster

When
August 29, 4:38 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.550, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When
August 29, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Coordinates
42.000, -93.680

Hail, Pottawattamie

When
August 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Pottawattamie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.280, -95.400

Tornado, Worth

When
August 29, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Rating
F2
Path length
11.2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.370, -93.450

Tornado, Worth

When
August 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.300, -93.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
August 29, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
42.700, -92.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
August 29, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
41.380, -91.580

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10013601, 10013602, 10013603, 10013604, 10013605, 10013606, 10013607, 10013608.