Storm History: Buchanan County, Iowa

Events

822

Deaths

1

Injuries

12

Damage

$42 million

Episodes

487

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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• Flash Flood, May 23, 20041 death · 1 injured · 57 kt wind · 2 events here

• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2016$3.5 million · EF1 · 9 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$3.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$3.1 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1998$2.6 million · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 20083 injured · $2.1 million · EF3 · 8 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 1995$1.9 million · F3 · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2000$1.6 million · F1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 20013 injured · $1.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$755,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 7, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2016$500,000 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$413,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 6, 2001$400,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2009$300,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2003$275,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$255,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 1960$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20222.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20152.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$31,000 · 2.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$3.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 24, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 19842.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20132.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2009$110,000 · 2.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, July 22, 1995$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20112 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20072 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 30, 1954F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 1960$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 19641 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 1973F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 1979F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 1995$1.9 million · F3 · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 20083 injured · $2.1 million · EF3 · 8 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 1950F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1960F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Buchanan County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202670 kt wind · 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 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20251 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202572 kt wind · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2025EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20241.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202261 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 202261 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20222.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 202170 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20211.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 202155 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event 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, September 5, 202061 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202061 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 22, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20201 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 201970 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201987 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 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
• Flash Flood, October 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 5, 201870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 201860 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 201865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2018EF1 · 8 events 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
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Flood, July 23, 2017$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2017$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20171.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 23, 2016$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2016$500,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 2016$3.5 million · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2016EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 201657 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20161.75 in hail · 11 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20152.75 in hail · 9 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
• Dense Fog, December 14, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, September 8, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20141 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20145 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20141 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 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
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 22, 201365 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20131.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20131 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20132.5 in hail · 3 events 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
• 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
• Hail, July 25, 201262 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, July 13, 201260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 201175 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011104 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20112 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20111 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 20, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2010$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 7, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2010$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2010$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20101.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 6, 2010$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event 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
• 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
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2009$75,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$255,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2009$110,000 · 2.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2009$15,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2009$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2009$300,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 13, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20091 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, August 14, 200852 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 3, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2008$95,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2008$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 200870 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2008$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$3.1 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 200856 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 20083 injured · $2.1 million · EF3 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20081 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2008EF2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 10, 2008$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, January 5, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Dense Fog, December 20, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20071 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1964
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• 1961
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• 1954
• 1950

Tornadoes in Buchanan CountyEvery warning in Buchanan 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.