Iowa, 1969

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 26, 1969

June 26, 1969 · 15 events in 14 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$325,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Page

When
June 26, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Page County
Coordinates
40.700, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
June 26, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
41.000, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
June 26, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
42.200, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When
June 26, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Coordinates
43.080, -92.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Cerro Gordo

When
June 26, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cerro Gordo County
Coordinates
43.000, -93.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Cerro Gordo

When
June 26, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cerro Gordo County
Coordinates
43.080, -93.080

Tornado, Franklin

When
June 26, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.600, -93.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Story

When
June 26, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Story County
Coordinates
42.000, -93.580

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 26, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.380, -92.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
June 26, 5:43 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
41.580, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wapello

When
June 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Wapello County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
41.080, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When
June 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
41.880, -91.680

Tornado, Delaware

When
June 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Rating
F2
Path length
26.9 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.370, -91.570

Tornado, Jackson

When
June 26, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.270, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
June 26, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
40.580, -91.680

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10012362, 10012363, 10012364, 10012365, 10012366, 10012367, 10012368, 10012369, 10012370, 10012371, 10012372, 10012373, 10012374, 10012375, 10013227.