Storm History: Boone County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Boone 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
- 806
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 14
- Damage
- $177 million
- Episodes
- 468
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 | 282 | 0 | 13 | $34 million |
| Hail | 153 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Flash Flood | 108 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Flood | 41 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| High Wind | 37 | 0 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Heavy Snow | 27 | 0 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| Drought | 27 | 0 | 0 | $106 million |
| Blizzard | 26 | 0 | 0 | $585,000 |
| Winter Storm | 25 | 0 | 0 | $530,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $82,000 |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $768,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 9 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, June 13, 1976
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow, October 26, 1997
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Tornado, November 12, 2005
- Flood, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, July 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 16, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 1997
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, August 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2008
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Hail, October 1, 2019
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 1963
- Hail, May 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2024
- Hail, July 14, 2020
- Hail, May 1, 2018
- Hail, June 6, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2018
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 13, 1976
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, August 29, 1964
- Tornado, August 26, 1965
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, July 28, 1986
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, June 7, 1953
- Tornado, May 7, 1962
- Tornado, May 7, 1964
- Tornado, May 18, 1971
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Tornado, July 19, 2025
- Hail, May 19, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2025
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, June 4, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Tornado, May 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, April 30, 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 12, 2023
- Tornado, July 12, 2023
- Tornado, June 24, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Tornado, April 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 26, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2022
- Flood, June 14, 2022
- Flood, June 5, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- High Wind, March 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Hail, July 14, 2020
- Drought, July 14, 2020
- Tornado, May 26, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Hail, October 1, 2019
- Tornado, September 9, 2019
- Hail, August 29, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flood, March 11, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 15, 2018
- Hail, August 28, 2018
- Hail, August 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2018
- Hail, June 6, 2018
- Tornado, May 29, 2018
- Hail, May 1, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2017
- Tornado, August 20, 2017
- Hail, July 20, 2017
- Tornado, June 28, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, May 23, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Hail, April 19, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 7, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Hail, August 11, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Hail, May 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2015
- Hail, August 8, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, July 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Tornado, June 6, 2015
- Tornado, May 17, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2015
- Flood, September 1, 2014
- Tornado, August 31, 2014
- Funnel Cloud, August 22, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 6, 2014
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Hail, August 11, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Tornado, May 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2013
- Hail, April 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 6, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Hail, July 14, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- High Wind, April 15, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- High Wind, February 29, 2012
- High Wind, January 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, July 11, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2011
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- High Wind, October 27, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Hail, August 31, 2010
- Tornado, August 10, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2010
- Flood, August 1, 2010
- Funnel Cloud, July 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2010
- Tornado, June 18, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, June 8, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- High Wind, May 10, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2009
- High Wind, July 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Tornado, April 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- High Wind, December 30, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Tornado, July 27, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Flood, June 5, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2008
- Hail, April 22, 2008
- Flood, April 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2007
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Tornado, June 22, 2007
- Flood, April 25, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Boone CountyEvery warning in Boone 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.