Storms in Iowa in 1972
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1972, 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 1972 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
- 64
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $5.9 million
- Episodes
- 21
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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 25 | 0 | 3 | $5.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1972
May 1972
June 1972
- Tornadoes in Iowa, June 5, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 7, 1972
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 12, 1972
- Tornadoes in Iowa, June 13, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 19, 1972
- Hail in Iowa, June 27, 1972
July 1972
- Tornadoes in Iowa, July 1, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 6, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 14, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 17, 1972
August 1972
September 1972
- Tornado in Iowa, September 6, 1972
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 10, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, September 12, 1972
- Hail in Iowa, September 13, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, September 28, 1972
October 1972
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1972Tornadoes in Iowa in 197219711973
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.