Storms in Iowa in 2020
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Iowa in 2020, 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 2020 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
- 1,588
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 211
- Damage
- $25 million
- Episodes
- 173
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 | 429 | 0 | 0 | $108,000 |
| Hail | 287 | 0 | 0 | $619,000 |
| Drought | 187 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Heavy Rain | 169 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 140 | 3 | 2 | $11,000 |
| Winter Weather | 76 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Flood | 63 | 0 | 0 | $53,000 |
| Blizzard | 56 | 0 | 4 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 31 | 3 | 201 | $600,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 2 | 3 | $40,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 1 | 1 | $85,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $320,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 3, 2020
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 10 to 11, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 12, 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 15, 2020
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Cold in Iowa, January 18 to 19, 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 21 to 22, 2020
February 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 8 to 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 8 to 9, 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 12, 2020
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Iowa, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, February 14, 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 19, 2020
March 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, March 4 to 15, 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, March 8 to 20, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, March 9, 2020
- Dense Fog in Iowa, March 19, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, March 19, 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, March 19 to 20, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, March 19, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, March 21 to 23, 2020
- Flash Flood in Iowa, March 27 to 28, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 28, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 28, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 28, 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, March 28 to 31, 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, March 28 to 31, 2020
April 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 3, 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 5, 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 17, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, April 7, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, April 8, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, April 11 to 16, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, April 11, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm in Iowa, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm in Iowa, April 16 to 17, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, April 16 to 17, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, April 16 to 17, 2020
May 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 14 to 15, 2020
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, May 14, 2020
- Heavy Rain in Iowa, May 16 to 17, 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, May 17 to 31, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 23, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 24, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 24, 2020
- Funnel Clouds in Iowa, May 24, 2020
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 25, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 25, 2020
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 26, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 26, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 26, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, May 26 to 28, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, May 28, 2020
- Flash Flood in Iowa, May 28, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, May 29 to 30, 2020
June 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 2 to 3, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 2, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, June 2, 2020
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 3, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 4 to 5, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 4, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 4 to 5, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 5, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, June 5, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, June 6 to 7, 2020
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 9 to 10, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, June 9 to 11, 2020
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 9 to 10, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, June 9 to 10, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 9, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, June 10 to 11, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, June 15 to 19, 2020
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18 to 19, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 18, 2020
- Funnel Clouds in Iowa, June 19, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, June 21 to 24, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 21, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 21, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 21, 2020
- Flooding in Iowa, June 22 to 27, 2020
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 22, 2020
- Funnel Cloud in Iowa, June 23, 2020
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 26, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 26, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 26, 2020
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 27, 2020
- Funnel Clouds and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 27, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 28, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 28, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, June 28 to 30, 2020
- Funnel Cloud in Iowa, June 29, 2020
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 30, 2020
July 2020
- Funnel Cloud in Iowa, July 1, 2020
- Funnel Clouds in Iowa, July 5, 2020
- Flood in Iowa, July 6 to 8, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 7, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 2020
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 8 to 9, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 9, 2020
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 9, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 11, 2020
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 11, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, July 14 to 31, 2020
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 14, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 14 to 15, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 19, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, July 21 to 31, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, July 28 to 31, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, July 28 to 31, 2020
- Funnel Clouds in Iowa, July 29, 2020
August 2020
- Drought in Iowa, August 1 to 31, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, August 1 to 31, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, August 6, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 9, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 10, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 10, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, August 10, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, August 10, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, August 14, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, August 18 to 31, 2020
- Funnel Clouds in Iowa, August 22, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, August 25 to 31, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, August 25 to 31, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, August 28, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 28, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, August 31, 2020
September 2020
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 30, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 30, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 15, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 5 to 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 5 to 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 6, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, September 8 to 30, 2020
October 2020
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 31, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 31, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 27, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, October 6 to 31, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, October 6 to 27, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, October 6 to 31, 2020
- Wildfire in Iowa, October 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, October 11, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, October 11, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, October 11 to 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, October 19, 2020
- Hail in Iowa, October 22, 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, October 24 to 25, 2020
November 2020
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 10, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 2020
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Iowa, November 9 to 10, 2020
- Ice Storm in Iowa, November 10, 2020
- Ice Storm in Iowa, November 10, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, November 10, 2020
December 2020
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2020
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2020
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 11 to 12, 2020
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, December 23 to 24, 2020
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 23, 2020
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 29, 2020
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 29, 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 29, 2020
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 29, 2020
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 29 to 30, 2020
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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.