Storm History: Cedar County, Iowa

Events

737

Deaths

2

Injuries

25

Damage

$58 million

Episodes

513

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, April 11, 19651 death · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20201 death · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2005$19 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$7.4 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 19651 death · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2003$1.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 1995$828,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995$563,000 · F3 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2006$300,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991$253,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 1957$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 197416 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 19831 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 21, 1987$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 1988$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 1996$250,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2003$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2013$250,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here

• Hail, August 16, 19873.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 19623 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20202.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2005$143,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 18, 20222.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20122.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20092.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 10, 19722.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20072 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 11, 19651 death · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1971F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20232 injured · EF4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 9, 1975F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991$253,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 1992F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1994$106,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995$563,000 · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 1995$828,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 19982 injured · $2,000 · F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Cedar County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202670 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20262 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 202670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2026EF1 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202572 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20241 event here
• Hail, March 4, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 8, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 20232 injured · EF4 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20222 events here
• Hail, November 4, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20222.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 20221 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 202261 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 202170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF1 · 2 events 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, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20202.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 201970 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 2019EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201987 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 7, 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
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2018$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20181.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20171 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$100,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 23, 2016$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 201670 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 201657 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events 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
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20142 events here
• Flood, June 23, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2014$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, February 20, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20142 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 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
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, September 19, 2013$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 10, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 22, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2013$10,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20131 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2013$250,000 · 1 in hail · 2 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
• Flash Flood, August 4, 201264 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20122.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20112 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20111 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201161 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$50 · 104 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011$50,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 1 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
• Hail, September 21, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 20, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$92,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 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
• Blizzard, December 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20090.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20092.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2009$150,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 28, 20091 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
• 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 9, 20081.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2008$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2008$500 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20081 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2008EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 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
• Winter Storm, February 3, 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
• 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 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$200,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 20071 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 2007$7,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 2, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 30, 200761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 25, 2007$200 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20072 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 2007$5,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2007$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20070.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2007$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2007$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2007EF3 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Cedar CountyEvery warning in Cedar 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.