Storm History: Cass County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cass 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
- 724
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $165 million
- Episodes
- 430
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 | 235 | 0 | 11 | $10 million |
| Hail | 154 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 86 | 0 | 0 | $5.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 41 | 0 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Drought | 32 | 0 | 0 | $110 million |
| High Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $23 million |
| Heavy Rain | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 21 | 1 | 0 | $525,000 |
| Blizzard | 20 | 0 | 0 | $425,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 19 | 0 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| Ice Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 9 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- 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
- Drought, July 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow, October 26, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1998
- Tornado, May 6, 2007
- Flood, June 14, 1998
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Tornado, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2007
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Hail, May 11, 1970
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2001
- Hail, August 5, 2000
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Hail, May 17, 2004
- Hail, August 6, 2013
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 13, 1976
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, April 12, 1964
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, September 28, 1986
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Tornado, April 20, 1964
- Tornado, July 15, 1988
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, July 13, 1992
- Tornado, April 14, 1994
- Tornado, April 11, 2001
- Tornado, May 29, 1956
- Tornado, April 18, 1963
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2025
- Hail, June 16, 2025
- Hail, June 15, 2025
- Hail, April 28, 2025
- Tornado, April 17, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2024
- Tornado, June 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, April 30, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 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
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Tornado, July 12, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 24, 2023
- Drought, June 20, 2023
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Drought, August 16, 2022
- Flood, June 14, 2022
- Hail, June 7, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 30, 2021
- Hail, July 30, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- Hail, March 10, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Blizzard, January 15, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Drought, July 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2019
- Heavy Rain, August 17, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Tornado, July 15, 2019
- Hail, May 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Hail, April 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flood, March 11, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 15, 2018
- Hail, September 18, 2018
- Hail, August 31, 2018
- Heavy Rain, August 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2018
- Hail, June 28, 2018
- Flood, June 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Tornado, May 29, 2018
- Hail, May 1, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 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 28, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2017
- Tornado, August 20, 2017
- Tornado, June 16, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 7, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Hail, August 11, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Flood, July 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Tornado, May 10, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Flood, October 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 28, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 6, 2014
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Hail, August 6, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Hail, October 13, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2012
- High Wind, April 15, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Hail, March 29, 2012
- High Wind, February 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2012
- High Wind, August 12, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, July 11, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Tornado, June 19, 2011
- Tornado, March 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Hail, October 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2010
- Tornado, August 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2010
- Tornado, June 18, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, June 1, 2010
- Hail, April 29, 2010
- Hail, April 2, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Tornado, June 7, 2009
- Hail, June 7, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 23, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Hail, September 23, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Flood, June 10, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Hail, April 22, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flood, October 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 14, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2007
- Tornado, June 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2007
- Hail, May 23, 2007
- Tornado, May 6, 2007
- Flood, May 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2007
- Hail, April 2, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Hail, June 27, 2006
- Hail, June 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2006
- High Wind, April 15, 2006
- Tornado, April 15, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- High Wind, November 12, 2005
- Hail, September 18, 2005
- Hail, September 13, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Hail, June 8, 2005
- Tornado, May 10, 2005
- High Wind, March 10, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Cass CountyEvery warning in Cass 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.