Storms in Iowa in 1991
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 1991, 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 1991 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
- 383
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 26
- Damage
- $21 million
- Episodes
- 51
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 | 226 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 95 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 62 | 4 | 26 | $21 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1991
- Hail in Iowa, March 18, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 22, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, March 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 27, 1991
April 1991
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 8, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 11, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 12, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 27, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 29, 1991
May 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 12, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 13, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 14, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 16, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 17, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 23, 1991
- Hail in Iowa, May 27, 1991
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1991
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 29, 1991
- Hail in Iowa, May 31, 1991
June 1991
- Hail in Iowa, June 1, 1991
- Tornado in Iowa, June 2, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 3, 1991
- Tornado in Iowa, June 10, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 13, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 14, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 15, 1991
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 18, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 19, 1991
- Hail in Iowa, June 21, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 30, 1991
July 1991
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 6, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 7, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 18, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 19, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 21, 1991
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 22, 1991
August 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 7, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 8, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 11, 1991
- Hail in Iowa, August 22, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 24, 1991
September 1991
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 7, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 9, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 11, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 12, 1991
October 1991
- Hail in Iowa, October 18, 1991
- Hail in Iowa, October 23, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 24, 1991
November 1991
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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.