Storms in Iowa in 2011
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 2011, 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 2011 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
- 2,072
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 50
- Damage
- $217 million
- Episodes
- 259
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 | 613 | 1 | 5 | $11 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 582 | 0 | 0 | $56 million |
| Flood | 169 | 0 | 6 | $45 million |
| Winter Weather | 106 | 3 | 6 | $14,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 85 | 0 | 4 | $7.2 million |
| Heavy Rain | 84 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 63 | 0 | 0 | $14 million |
| Blizzard | 55 | 1 | 0 | $675,000 |
| Tornado | 54 | 0 | 21 | $52 million |
| High Wind | 47 | 0 | 0 | $698,000 |
| Winter Storm | 36 | 0 | 2 | $292,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 25 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Lightning | 22 | 0 | 0 | $312,000 |
| Heat | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $202,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 10 | 0 | 0 | $27 million |
| Wildfire | 9 | 0 | 1 | $115,000 |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 5 | $12,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2011
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 7, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 9 to 11, 2011
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 9 to 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 9 to 10, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 10 to 11, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 16 to 17, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 17, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 17 to 18, 2011
- Winter Storm and Cold in Iowa, January 22 to 23, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 28 to 29, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 31, 2011
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 31, 2011
February 2011
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, February 1 to 2, 2011
- Winter Storm and Cold in Iowa, February 1 to 2, 2011
- Blizzard in Iowa, February 1 to 2, 2011
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, February 1 to 2, 2011
- Blizzard in Iowa, February 1 to 2, 2011
- Cold in Iowa, February 8, 2011
- Dense Fog in Iowa, February 16, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, February 17 to 26, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, February 18 to 19, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, February 18 to 23, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, February 18 to 22, 2011
- Flash Flood in Iowa, February 19 to 20, 2011
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, February 20, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 20, 2011
- Ice Storm and Lightning Strike in Iowa, February 20, 2011
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, February 20 to 21, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 24, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 24, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 24 to 25, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 27 to 28, 2011
March 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, March 16 to 31, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, March 17 to 31, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, March 20, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, March 20, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, March 20, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, March 20, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, March 21 to 25, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, March 21, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, March 21 to 31, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, March 22, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 22, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 22, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, March 22, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, March 28 to 31, 2011
April 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 30, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 30, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 29, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, April 3, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 3, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, April 3, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 9 to 10, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 9, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 9, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, April 9 to 10, 2011
- High Wind in Iowa, April 10, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 10, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 10, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, April 13 to 22, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, April 16 to 30, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, April 19, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, April 19, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, April 19 to 30, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, April 19 to 25, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, April 26 to 30, 2011
May 2011
- Flood in Iowa, May 1 to 3, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, May 1 to 31, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, May 3 to 5, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flood in Iowa, May 11, 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 11, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 11, 2011
- High Wind in Iowa, May 11, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, May 12, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, May 12, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, May 12, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 21, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, May 21, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 21, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, May 22 to 31, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, May 22 to 31, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 22, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 22, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 22, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, May 22 to 31, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, May 24, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 24, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, May 25, 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Iowa, May 25, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, May 25 to 31, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, May 26 to 31, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 29, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 29, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, May 29 to 30, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 30, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 30, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, May 31, 2011
June 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, June 1 to 30, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, June 1 to 30, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, June 1 to 8, 2011
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 1, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 1, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 4, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 4, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 4, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 4, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 5, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 5, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, June 5 to 30, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, June 8 to 11, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 8, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 8, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 8, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 8, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 9, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 9, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 9, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 9, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 9, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, June 9 to 21, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 9, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 9, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 9 to 10, 2011
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Iowa, June 10, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, June 10, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 13, 2011
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 13, 2011
- High Wind in Iowa, June 13, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, June 13 to 14, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flood in Iowa, June 13 to 15, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, June 14 to 30, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 14, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, June 14 to 15, 2011
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 14, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 14 to 15, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 14, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, June 14 to 15, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, June 15 to 30, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 15, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, June 16 to 25, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 17, 2011
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 18, 2011
- Funnel Clouds in Iowa, June 18, 2011
- Tornado in Iowa, June 19, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, June 20 to 30, 2011
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20, 2011
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Iowa, June 20, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 20 to 21, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 21, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 25, 2011
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 25, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, June 25 to 30, 2011
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 26 to 27, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 26, 2011
- Tornado and Flooding in Iowa, June 26 to 28, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flood in Iowa, June 26 to 27, 2011
- Heat in Iowa, June 30, 2011
July 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 1, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 1, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 5, 2011
- Funnel Clouds in Iowa, July 7, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 10, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, July 10 to 31, 2011
- Heat in Iowa, July 10, 2011
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2011
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 11, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, July 11 to 29, 2011
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 14, 2011
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 14, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, July 14 to 23, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, July 15 to 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 15 to 23, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 15 to 20, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 15, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 15 to 28, 2011
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 15 to 16, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 16, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 17 to 20, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, July 20 to 22, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 22, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 22, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 22, 2011
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 23, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 23, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 23, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 23, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 24, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, July 26, 2011
- Heat in Iowa, July 26 to 27, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 27, 2011
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 27 to 28, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, July 27 to 28, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 28, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 28, 2011
August 2011
- Flood in Iowa, August 1 to 10, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, August 1 to 31, 2011
- Flood in Iowa, August 1 to 25, 2011
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Iowa, August 1 to 2, 2011
- Funnel Cloud in Iowa, August 4, 2011
- Funnel Cloud in Iowa, August 5, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 6, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 6 to 7, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 6 to 7, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 7, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 8, 2011
- High Wind in Iowa, August 12, 2011
- Heavy Rain in Iowa, August 16, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 18, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, August 18, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 18, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flood in Iowa, August 22, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 22 to 23, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 23, 2011
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 23, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, August 23, 2011
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Iowa, August 23, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 28, 2011
September 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, September 1 to 28, 2011
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 30, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 1 to 3, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 2, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 2, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 2, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 2, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, September 2 to 3, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 2, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 2, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 3, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, September 15, 2011
- Wildfire in Iowa, September 29, 2011
- Strong Wind in Iowa, September 29, 2011
- High Wind in Iowa, September 29, 2011
- Strong Wind in Iowa, September 29, 2011
October 2011
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 31, 2011
- Wildfire in Iowa, October 4 to 7, 2011
- High Wind in Iowa, October 7, 2011
- Hail in Iowa, October 11, 2011
- Lightning Strikes in Iowa, October 12, 2011
November 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, November 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, November 9, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, November 9, 2011
- Winter Weather in Iowa, November 19, 2011
December 2011
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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.