Storms in Iowa in 1975
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1975, 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 1975 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
- 211
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $4.9 million
- Episodes
- 40
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 | 133 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 40 | 0 | 7 | $4.9 million |
| Hail | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1975
April 1975
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 17, 1975
- Tornadoes in Iowa, April 23, 1975
- Hail in Iowa, April 26, 1975
- Hail in Iowa, April 27, 1975
May 1975
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 6, 1975
- Tornadoes in Iowa, May 7, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 11, 1975
- Hail in Iowa, May 14, 1975
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 20, 1975
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 22, 1975
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 23, 1975
- Hail in Iowa, May 24, 1975
- Hail in Iowa, May 25, 1975
June 1975
- Hail in Iowa, June 1, 1975
- Tornadoes in Iowa, June 3, 1975
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 4, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 13, 1975
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 14, 1975
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 16, 1975
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 18, 1975
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 21, 1975
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 23, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 24, 1975
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 25, 1975
July 1975
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 5, 1975
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 9, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 23, 1975
August 1975
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 9, 1975
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 11, 1975
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 12, 1975
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 1975
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 17, 1975
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 20, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 21, 1975
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, August 24, 1975
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 25, 1975
November 1975
December 1975
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1975Tornadoes in Iowa in 197519741976
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.