Storms in Iowa in 2009
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 2009, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Iowa in 2009 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
- 1,872
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 43
- Damage
- $421 million
- Episodes
- 212
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 | 545 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Hail | 421 | 0 | 27 | $247 million |
| Flood | 129 | 0 | 0 | $9.1 million |
| Blizzard | 114 | 1 | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 98 | 0 | 4 | $1.5 million |
| Heavy Snow | 96 | 0 | 0 | $430,000 |
| Winter Weather | 90 | 1 | 9 | $4,000 |
| Flash Flood | 87 | 0 | 1 | $11 million |
| Heavy Rain | 79 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 51 | 0 | 0 | $128 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 35 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 31 | 0 | 0 | $15 million |
| Tornado | 26 | 0 | 0 | $5.8 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 1 | $116,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 10 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 3, 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 12, 2009
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 12, 2009
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 12, 2009
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 12 to 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 13 to 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 13 to 14, 2009
- Cold in Iowa, January 14 to 15, 2009
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 14 to 15, 2009
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 14 to 16, 2009
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 14 to 16, 2009
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 16, 2009
February 2009
- High Wind in Iowa, February 9, 2009
- High Wind in Iowa, February 9, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, February 9 to 15, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, February 11 to 15, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 13, 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 13 to 14, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, February 17, 2009
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, February 20 to 21, 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 26, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, February 26, 2009
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, February 26, 2009
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 26, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, February 26, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, February 26, 2009
March 2009
- Hail in Iowa, March 7, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, March 7, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, March 8 to 13, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, March 8, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, March 9 to 10, 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, March 10, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, March 23, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, March 23, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 23, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 23, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, March 24 to 29, 2009
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, March 28 to 29, 2009
April 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, April 4 to 5, 2009
- Winter Storm in Iowa, April 5, 2009
- Winter Storm in Iowa, April 5, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, April 5, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 24, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, April 24, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, April 24, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, April 24, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, April 25, 2009
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, April 25 to 28, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, April 25, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 25, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 26, 2009
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, April 26, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, April 26 to 27, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 26, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, April 26 to 30, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, April 29 to 30, 2009
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, April 30, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, April 30, 2009
May 2009
- Flood in Iowa, May 1 to 7, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, May 1, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, May 2 to 6, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, May 5, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 5, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, May 6, 2009
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Iowa, May 6, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, May 6, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, May 6, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, May 7, 2009
- Tornado in Iowa, May 8, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 8, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 8, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, May 14 to 17, 2009
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, May 15, 2009
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 15, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, May 15 to 17, 2009
- Strong Wind in Iowa, May 20, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, May 28 to 31, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, May 31, 2009
June 2009
- Hail in Iowa, June 1, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, June 7, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, June 7, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 7, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 7, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 8, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, June 8 to 9, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 16, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 17, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 17 to 18, 2009
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 17, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 18, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, June 18 to 25, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 18, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 19, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 19, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 19, 2009
- Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 19, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, June 19 to 26, 2009
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 21, 2009
- Tornado in Iowa, June 21, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, June 21 to 22, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, June 21 to 22, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 24, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, June 22, 2009
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 23, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, June 23, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 23, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 23, 2009
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 23, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, June 24, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 24, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, June 24 to 25, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, June 25, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 27, 2009
July 2009
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, July 4, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, July 4 to 8, 2009
- Funnel Cloud in Iowa, July 6, 2009
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 7, 2009
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 7, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, July 7, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 7, 2009
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 8, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, July 9, 2009
- High Wind in Iowa, July 9, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 9 to 10, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 10, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, July 10 to 11, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, July 10, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 10, 2009
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 12, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 12, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, July 14, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 14 to 15, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, July 14, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, July 21, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 22, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, July 22, 2009
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 23, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 24, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, July 24, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 24, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, July 24, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, July 27 to 28, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 29, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, July 30, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 31, 2009
August 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, August 2 to 3, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 2 to 3, 2009
- High Wind in Iowa, August 3, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, August 4, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, August 4, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood in Iowa, August 7, 2009
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Iowa, August 8, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 9, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, August 9, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 9, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 9, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 9, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, August 10, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 16, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, August 17 to 18, 2009
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 19, 2009
- Tornadoes and Heavy Rain in Iowa, August 19, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 19, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, August 19, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, August 19, 2009
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, August 26, 2009
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, August 26 to 27, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, August 27 to 31, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, August 27 to 31, 2009
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, August 27, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, August 27 to 31, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, August 27 to 30, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, August 27 to 28, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, August 27 to 29, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, August 28 to 31, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, August 29 to 31, 2009
- Flood in Iowa, August 29 to 30, 2009
September 2009
October 2009
- Flash Flood in Iowa, October 1, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, October 1, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, October 10 to 11, 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, October 10, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, October 22 to 28, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, October 29 to 31, 2009
November 2009
December 2009
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, December 7 to 9, 2009
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 7 to 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 7 to 9, 2009
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, December 8 to 9, 2009
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 8 to 9, 2009
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 8 to 9, 2009
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 9, 2009
- Cold in Iowa, December 10, 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 21 to 22, 2009
- Ice Storm in Iowa, December 23, 2009
- Ice Storm in Iowa, December 23, 2009
- Ice Storm in Iowa, December 23 to 24, 2009
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, December 23 to 26, 2009
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 23 to 25, 2009
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, December 24 to 27, 2009
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 24 to 25, 2009
- Flooding in Iowa, December 25 to 26, 2009
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 25 to 27, 2009
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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.