Storm History: Benton County, Iowa

Events

989

Deaths

3

Injuries

26

Damage

$59 million

Episodes

543

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.

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• Tornado, August 26, 19651 death · 17 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 20211 death · 70 kt wind · 7 events here

• Hail, August 10, 2006$15 million · 62 kt wind · 6 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$10 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$2.9 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$2.7 million · 104 kt wind · 17 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 19651 death · 17 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$2.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 7, 1994$760,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$759,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2003$737,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2003$500,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2009$300,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 1971$275,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 1966$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 1970$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 1972$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2009$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$250,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20061 injured · $231,000 · 2.75 in hail · 24 events here

• Hail, May 11, 19704 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20152.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20061 injured · $231,000 · 2.75 in hail · 24 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$2.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 7, 19922.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 14, 19872.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 19842.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 19772.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 19612.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 14, 1966F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 19651 death · 17 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 12 events here
• Tornado, August 25, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1966$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1971$275,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1992F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 1994$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995$35,000 · F3 · 6 events here

Every tornado in Benton County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026EF1 · 8 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20251.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202572 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20251 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2025EF2 · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202565 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20250.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20231.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 20231 event here
• Tornado, September 22, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20231.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 12 events here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 202261 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 20211 death · 70 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 29, 20202 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 20191 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 4, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 3, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 12, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 18, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20171.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$25,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2017EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 4 events here
• Flood, September 23, 2016$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 20165 injured · $40,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 201657 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 201657 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Flood, September 19, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20151.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20152.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20141 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20142 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20142 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20142 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20141 event here
• Freezing Fog, January 10, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, December 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, September 19, 2013$1,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, September 10, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20131 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20131 event here
• Hail, January 28, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 21, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 19, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 201264 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 201262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$41,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2012EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 201270 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20122.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20121 event here
• Strong Wind, September 29, 2011$10 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20111 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$2.7 million · 104 kt wind · 17 events here
• High Wind, June 13, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 201165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20112 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, May 24, 2011$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 22, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 20, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20101 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 201061 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$250,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, June 10, 2010$50 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20101.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 2010$55,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 2, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 20101 event here
• Dense Fog, January 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2009$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$151,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20092.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2009$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 200970 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2009$300,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 28, 20091 event here
• Hail, February 26, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 13, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, January 12, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 27, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, December 26, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 8, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 200870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 200861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 2008$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20081 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20081.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008EF0 · 8 events here
• Hail, June 10, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2008$15,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 200878 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2008$125,000 · 61 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 200865 kt wind · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Benton CountyEvery warning in Benton County since 1986Every county in Iowa

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.