Iowa, 2015Tornadoes in Iowa, October 23, 2015
October 23, 2015 · NWS FSD · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
Thunderstorms produced several brief tornadoes in northwest Iowa during the late afternoon of October 23rd.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Thunderstorms produced several brief tornadoes in northwest Iowa during the late afternoon of October 23rd.
Tornado, Plymouth
- When
- October 23, 3:10 PM CST to 3:11 PM CST
- Where
- Plymouth County, 0.86 mi SW of Hinton to 0.72 mi SW of Hinton
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.15 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 42.620, -96.310
A brief tornado caused tree damage, including up to 3 inch diameter branches blown down.
Tornado, Sioux
- When
- October 23, 4:38 PM CST to 4:39 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux County, 1.01 mi W of Alton to 0.93 mi WNW of Alton
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.23 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 42.980, -96.020
A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
Tornado, Sioux
- When
- October 23, 4:49 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux County, 2.76 mi S of Newkirk to 2.63 mi S of Newkirk
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.15 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -95.950
A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
Tornado, Sioux
- When
- October 23, 5:01 PM CST to 5:02 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux County, 0.86 mi NW of Hospers to 0.98 mi NNW of Hospers
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.23 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -95.890
A brief tornado in a field caused little damage.
Tornado, O'Brien
- When
- October 23, 5:21 PM CST to 5:22 PM CST
- Where
- O'Brien County, 2.4 mi SE of Sheldon to 2.36 mi SE of Sheldon
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.17 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 43.153, -95.840
A brief tornado in a field caused little damage.
Tornado, Cherokee
- When
- October 23, 5:39 PM CST to 5:41 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, 1.47 mi NNW of Larrabee to 1.63 mi NNW of Larrabee
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.26 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 42.890, -95.540
A brief tornado tore most of the roof off a house.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 604077, 604078, 604080, 604081, 604082, 604084.