Storm History: Black Hawk County, Iowa

Events

1,062

Deaths

2

Injuries

83

Damage

$222 million

Episodes

561

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, May 11, 20001 death · 25 injured · $2.4 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 19601 death · 5 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 200820 injured · $25 million · EF5 · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 196427 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2001$11 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2008$3.0 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 1965$2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 20001 death · 25 injured · $2.4 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 9, 2009$1.9 million · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$1.5 million · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2010$1.4 million · 3.5 in hail · 17 events here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$1.3 million · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1999$1.3 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Flood, July 19, 1999$1.3 million · 1 event here

• Hail, May 8, 2003$40,000 · 4.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2007$1.0 million · 4.5 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, June 17, 19924.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2010$1.4 million · 3.5 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$197,000 · 3 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 10, 19623 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20192.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 2017$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20172.75 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2003$35,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2002$2,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 1998$2,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 14, 19872.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 14, 1966F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1976$25,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 200820 injured · $25 million · EF5 · 10 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 1965$2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 19892 injured · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 1999$2,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 19601 death · 5 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 20001 death · 25 injured · $2.4 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 196427 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1971$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1975F3 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Black Hawk County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20261 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 20251.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, September 15, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 2025$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202559 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2025$50,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202562 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20252 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2025$59,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20243 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 20243 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2024$10,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 202453 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Lightning, March 29, 2024$50,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023$2,000 · EF0 · 12 events here
• Drought, June 6, 20231 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Heavy Rain, November 4, 20222 events here
• Hail, September 17, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 20, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20221.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20220.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 5 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, August 30, 20212 events here
• Hail, August 24, 202156 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF3 · 5 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Hail, October 22, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 5, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2020$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flood, June 22, 20203 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20201 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202056 kt wind · 11 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20201.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, May 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2020$75,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, March 21, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 6, 20191 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20192.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 9, 2019$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 27, 2019$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2019$100,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 2019$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Flood, March 11, 20193 events here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 9, 2018$200,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 9, 2018$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 2018$150,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, October 1, 2018$50,000 · 6 events here
• Flood, September 20, 2018$550,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, September 2, 2018$1.1 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2018$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20181 in hail · 6 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 16, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2018$10,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Funnel Cloud, July 29, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2018$750,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2018$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 21, 20181 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 21, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 20, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20181.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 9, 2018$300,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 3, 2018$400,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 23, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 28, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 28, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20172.75 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, May 17, 2017$25,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 15, 2017$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20171 event here
• Flood, March 9, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 22, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Flood, October 28, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 22, 20163 events here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 10, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20161 event here
• Flood, August 26, 2016$300,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2016$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2016$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2016$32,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, June 16, 2016$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2016$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 2016$20,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Flood, January 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Flood, December 13, 2015$100,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015$85,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2015$30,000 · 8 events here
• Flood, June 25, 2015$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20151 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2014$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 24, 2014$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$65,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 2014$60,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$50,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 5, 20131 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2013$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2013$105,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 25, 2013$750,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 14, 2013$750,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013EF3 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20132 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2013$856,000 · 1.5 in hail · 11 events here
• Flood, May 26, 2013$750,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 21, 2013$750,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 29, 2013$113,000 · 2 in hail · 11 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 2013$25,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 2013$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 2012$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 2012$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 4, 2012$2,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2012$18,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2011$62,000 · 72 kt wind · 8 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 4, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2011$2,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$81,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011$13,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 26, 20111 event here
• Flood, March 21, 2011$175,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 20, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 2011$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 17, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 2010$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2010$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2010$50,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2010$110,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 22, 2010$60,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2010$30,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2010$1.1 million · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20104 events here
• Flood, July 1, 2010$350,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 25, 2010$1.0 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2010$110,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2010$48,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2010$1.4 million · 3.5 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, April 2, 201066 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 9, 2010$250,000 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, January 25, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 1, 2009$20,000 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here

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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 2026-09-24.