Storms in Iowa in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1971, 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 1971 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
- 177
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 27
- Damage
- $16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 99 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 35 | 1 | 27 | $16 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1971
May 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 5, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 6, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 17, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 18, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 23, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 31, 1971
June 1971
- Hail in Iowa, June 1, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 4, 1971
- Hail in Iowa, June 5, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 6, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 7, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 11, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 12, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 19, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 24, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 29, 1971
July 1971
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 12, 1971
- Hail in Iowa, July 16, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18, 1971
- Hail in Iowa, July 26, 1971
August 1971
September 1971
October 1971
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in Iowa in 197119701972
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.