Storms in Iowa in 2012
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 2012, 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 2012 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
- 1,982
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 47
- Damage
- $2.8 billion
- Episodes
- 196
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 | 469 | 0 | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Drought | 418 | 0 | 0 | $2.7 billion |
| Hail | 383 | 0 | 1 | $3.7 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 115 | 0 | 0 | $77 million |
| Winter Weather | 82 | 2 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Blizzard | 82 | 2 | 7 | $7.3 million |
| Excessive Heat | 74 | 0 | 24 | |
| Winter Storm | 65 | 1 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| High Wind | 62 | 0 | 0 | $716,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 42 | 0 | 2 | |
| Heavy Snow | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 18 | 0 | 7 | $8.6 million |
| Flash Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $94,000 |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $54,000 |
| Lightning | 7 | 0 | 2 | $9,000 |
| Wildfire | 5 | 0 | 1 | $40,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2012
- High Wind in Iowa, January 1, 2012
- High Wind in Iowa, January 1, 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 11, 2012
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 11 to 13, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 20, 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 20, 2012
February 2012
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 4, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 4, 2012
- Cold in Iowa, February 11, 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 13, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Iowa, February 13, 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 23 to 24, 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 23 to 24, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, February 28, 2012
- High Wind in Iowa, February 29, 2012
- High Wind in Iowa, February 29, 2012
March 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, March 2, 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, March 4, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, March 19, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, March 19, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, March 19, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, March 26, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, March 29, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, March 29, 2012
- High Wind in Iowa, March 29 to 30, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, March 30, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, March 30, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, March 31, 2012
April 2012
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, April 10 to 12, 2012
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, April 10, 2012
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, April 10 to 11, 2012
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, April 11, 2012
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, April 11 to 12, 2012
- Tornadoes and Flood in Iowa, April 14 to 15, 2012
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, April 14 to 15, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 14, 2012
- Strong Wind in Iowa, April 15, 2012
- High Wind in Iowa, April 15, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 21, 2012
- Funnel Cloud in Iowa, April 21, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, April 25, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, April 25, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, April 29, 2012
May 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 1 to 2, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, May 1 to 2, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 2, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, May 3, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 3, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 3, 2012
- High Wind in Iowa, May 3, 2012
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Iowa, May 3 to 4, 2012
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 3 to 4, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, May 3, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 4, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 4, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 4, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, May 5, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, May 5, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 6, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 6, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, May 6, 2012
- Flooding in Iowa, May 6 to 13, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 15, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, May 19, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 19, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 19, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 19, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 23, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 23, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 23, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 24, 2012
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 24, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 24, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, May 25 to 26, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, May 25 to 26, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, May 26, 2012
- Strong Wind in Iowa, May 27, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, May 27, 2012
- Flooding in Iowa, May 28 to 31, 2012
- Flooding in Iowa, May 28 to 31, 2012
- Flood in Iowa, May 28 to 30, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 28, 2012
- Flood in Iowa, May 29 to 31, 2012
June 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 3, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 10, 2012
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, June 10 to 11, 2012
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 10, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 11, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 14, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 14, 2012
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 15, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 16, 2012
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 20, 2012
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 20, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, June 24, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, June 24, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, June 27, 2012
- Heat in Iowa, June 27 to 28, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 29, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, June 29, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 29, 2012
July 2012
- Drought in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 1, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 2 to 6, 2012
- Heat in Iowa, July 2 to 7, 2012
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Iowa, July 3 to 7, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 4 to 7, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 5, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 7, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 9, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, July 10 to 31, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 13 to 14, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, July 13, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 14, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, July 14, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 15 to 16, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, July 17 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, July 17 to 31, 2012
- Heat in Iowa, July 17 to 26, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 18 to 24, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 18, 2012
- Flood and Hail in Iowa, July 18, 2012
- Wildfire in Iowa, July 22, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, July 24 to 31, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 24, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 25, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 25, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 25, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 25, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 25, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, July 26, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 26, 2012
August 2012
- Drought in Iowa, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, August 1, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, August 4, 2012
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 4, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, August 7 to 28, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 7, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 7, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, August 8, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 8, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 8, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 8, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 9, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, August 9, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 9, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, August 15 to 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, August 19, 2012
September 2012
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 4 to 5, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 4, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 4 to 5, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 5, 2012
- Hail in Iowa, September 6, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 6 to 7, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 7, 2012
- Wildfire in Iowa, September 27, 2012
October 2012
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 13, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Iowa, October 13 to 14, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, October 25, 2012
November 2012
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 2012
- High Wind in Iowa, November 10, 2012
- Dense Fog in Iowa, November 19 to 20, 2012
- Dense Fog in Iowa, November 21, 2012
December 2012
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 18, 2012
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, December 19 to 20, 2012
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 19 to 20, 2012
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Iowa, December 19 to 20, 2012
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 19 to 20, 2012
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 20, 2012
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 20, 2012
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 27 to 28, 2012
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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.