Storm History: Calhoun County, Iowa

Events

609

Deaths

4

Injuries

33

Damage

$203 million

Episodes

431

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, June 28, 19793 deaths · 26 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 19541 death · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$36 million · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 19793 deaths · 26 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event 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
• Tornado, July 14, 2021$2.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1984$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1990$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 19981 injured · $2.0 million · F1 · 8 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2015$1.3 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$1.0 million · EF2 · 9 events here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2010$750,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 1998$332,000 · F0 · 6 events here

• Hail, August 9, 2009$36 million · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2001$13,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 18, 19603 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20172.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 19802.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2015$155,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 1999$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20182 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 2014$60,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19862 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19802 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 28, 19793 deaths · 26 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 19541 death · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1965$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 1967F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 1953F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1960F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021$2.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1963F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 1965$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 1970F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1984$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1989$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1990$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Calhoun County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 14, 2025$16,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024$12,000 · EF1 · 2 events 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
• Tornado, August 5, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 13, 20221 event here
• Flood, June 5, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$70,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021$2.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20211 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 20210.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 8, 2021$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 10, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, July 21, 20201 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 5, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2020EF1 · 4 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 28, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20192 events here
• High Wind, May 21, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2018$1,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2018$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 19, 20183 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20181 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2018$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20182 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 18, 2017$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20171 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20172.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$5,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2016$15,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2016$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2016EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 2016$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201665 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20161.5 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Flood, December 13, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, November 26, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 201557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 2015$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 20151 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2015$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 26, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2015$1.3 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2015$155,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20151 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20141 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2014$14,000 · EF1 · 12 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$1.0 million · EF2 · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2014$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20140.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014$2,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2014$60,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 20, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 2014$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 2014$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Hail, October 4, 2013$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 23, 2013$30,000 · 81 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2013$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20135 injured · $3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013$75,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 10, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 2012$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 6, 2012$38,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$45,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2012$45,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2012$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 2012$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 29, 2012$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 2012$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2011$23,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$11,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 2011$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2010$37,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2010$78,000 · 62 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2010$250,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2010$75,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2010$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2010$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2010$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 10, 2010$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2010$750,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$36 million · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2009$8,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 2009$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 2008$28,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 15, 2008$53,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2008$40,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2008$3,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2008$80,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 2007$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 30, 2007$40,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2007$145,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2007$15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2007$115,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2007$35,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2007$13,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2007$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 3, 2007$17,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flood, April 25, 2007$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2007$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 1, 2007$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$250,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Hail, September 16, 2006$10,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2006$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2006$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 2006$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006$42,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 2005$50,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 8, 2005$22,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Flood, July 26, 2005$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2005$15,000 · 73 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, June 26, 2005$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 26, 2005$124,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2005$55,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Calhoun CountyEvery warning in Calhoun 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.