Storms in Iowa in 1965
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1965, 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 1965 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
- 128
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 55
- Damage
- $14 million
- Episodes
- 35
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 | 51 | 2 | 55 | $14 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1965
- Hail in Iowa, April 10, 1965
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 11, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 23, 1965
- Tornado in Iowa, April 24, 1965
May 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 5, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 7, 1965
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 8, 1965
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 15, 1965
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 25, 1965
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 26, 1965
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 31, 1965
June 1965
- Tornado in Iowa, June 2, 1965
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 7, 1965
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 27, 1965
July 1965
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 4, 1965
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 1965
- Hail in Iowa, July 15, 1965
- Hail in Iowa, July 16, 1965
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 17, 1965
- Tornado in Iowa, July 18, 1965
August 1965
- Hail in Iowa, August 3, 1965
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 5, 1965
- Tornado in Iowa, August 7, 1965
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 16, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, August 25, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, August 26, 1965
- Hail in Iowa, August 27, 1965
September 1965
- Tornado in Iowa, September 7, 1965
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 9, 1965
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 14, 1965
- Tornado in Iowa, September 16, 1965
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 18, 1965
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 20, 1965
October 1965
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1965Tornadoes in Iowa in 196519641966
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.