Storms in Iowa in 1982
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1982, 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 1982 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
- 154
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $8.8 million
- Episodes
- 44
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 | 84 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 36 | 0 | 1 | $8.8 million |
| Hail | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1982
April 1982
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 2, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 15, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 16, 1982
May 1982
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 4, 1982
- Tornadoes in Iowa, May 15, 1982
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 17, 1982
- Hail in Iowa, May 18, 1982
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 20, 1982
- Tornadoes in Iowa, May 21, 1982
- Tornado in Iowa, May 26, 1982
June 1982
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 6, 1982
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 8, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 14, 1982
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 15, 1982
- Tornado in Iowa, June 17, 1982
July 1982
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 2, 1982
- Hail in Iowa, July 4, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 5, 1982
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 6, 1982
- Hail in Iowa, July 9, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 12, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 15, 1982
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 17, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 19, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 21, 1982
August 1982
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 3, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 4, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 30, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 31, 1982
September 1982
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 12, 1982
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, September 13, 1982
- Hail in Iowa, September 17, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 28, 1982
October 1982
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 5, 1982
- Tornadoes in Iowa, October 6, 1982
- Hail in Iowa, October 19, 1982
- Hail in Iowa, October 28, 1982
November 1982
December 1982
More
Every year in IowaEvery state in 1982Tornadoes in Iowa in 198219811983
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.