Storm History: Appanoose County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Appanoose County, Iowa: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 563
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $153 million
- Episodes
- 348
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 141 | 0 | 10 | $9.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 121 | 0 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| Hail | 99 | 0 | 1 | $880,000 |
| Drought | 31 | 0 | 0 | $110 million |
| Flood | 29 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Winter Storm | 21 | 0 | 0 | $460,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | $262,000 |
| Ice Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $495,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | $107,000 |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $510,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 11 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 8 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 1 | $57,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Drought, August 14, 2000
- Drought, July 20, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2015
- Flood, June 25, 2015
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 8, 2003
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Hail, October 22, 2001
- Hail, July 22, 1995
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Hail, May 9, 1996
- Hail, July 30, 2024
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, October 14, 1966
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, September 1, 1961
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, July 28, 1986
- Tornado, September 28, 1986
- Tornado, May 24, 1989
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, April 23, 1961
- Tornado, April 21, 1967
- Tornado, May 5, 1971
- Tornado, May 18, 1971
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, June 18, 1994
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Hail, October 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2024
- Tornado, April 30, 2024
- Hail, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 6, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Heavy Rain, November 4, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Hail, July 30, 2021
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2021
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Hail, March 10, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2019
- Heavy Rain, September 27, 2019
- Tornado, September 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Hail, May 25, 2019
- Heavy Rain, May 18, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 16, 2018
- Tornado, October 9, 2018
- Tornado, October 8, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Hail, August 23, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Drought, June 12, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 28, 2017
- Drought, September 1, 2017
- Drought, August 1, 2017
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 10, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Hail, August 11, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Funnel Cloud, May 31, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2015
- Flood, June 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Hail, September 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2013
- Hail, October 30, 2013
- Lightning, October 3, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, June 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Heavy Snow, May 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2013
- Hail, October 13, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Flood, June 25, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Hail, November 22, 2010
- Hail, October 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Flood, August 9, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2010
- Flood, July 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Flood, July 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2010
- Tornado, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2010
- Hail, April 30, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Flood, October 29, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Hail, July 23, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2009
- Hail, February 26, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 27, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Sleet, December 14, 2008
- Flood, July 28, 2008
- Tornado, July 27, 2008
- Flood, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Flood, June 10, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flood, August 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Lightning, August 22, 2007
- Tornado, June 7, 2007
- Flood, April 25, 2007
- Tornado, March 21, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2006
- Hail, September 16, 2006
- Hail, May 3, 2006
- Hail, April 6, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 8, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- Hail, September 13, 2005
- Hail, June 8, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 3, 2005
- Tornado, August 26, 2004
- Hail, August 25, 2004
- Hail, May 30, 2004
- Hail, May 29, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Hail, May 8, 2003
- Tornado, April 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2002
- Flood, October 23, 2001
- Hail, October 22, 2001
- Tornado, September 20, 2001
- Hail, September 7, 2001
- Heat, August 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Hail, June 16, 2001
- Tornado, June 14, 2001
- High Wind, April 7, 2001
- Flood, March 23, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2001
- Flood, March 15, 2001
- Flood, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 8, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 14, 2000
- Tornado, June 25, 2000
- Tornado, June 23, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2000
- High Wind, March 8, 2000
- Ice Storm, February 17, 2000
- Cold/Wind Chill, September 21, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Appanoose CountyEvery warning in Appanoose County since 1986Every county in Iowa
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.