Storm History: Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Events

854

Deaths

1

Injuries

15

Damage

$125 million

Episodes

527

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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• Hail, July 7, 19911 death · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 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
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1984$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 1999$1.1 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2008$955,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2018$600,000 · 13 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 1994$516,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2014$500,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2002$402,000 · 2.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 1998$399,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2004$379,000 · F2 · 6 events here

• Hail, July 16, 2007$15,000 · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20181 injured · $45,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 14, 2009$6,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 19613 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20192.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2003$215,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2002$402,000 · 2.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$180,000 · 2.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2024$150,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20132 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 15, 1968F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1976F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$35,000 · EF5 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1953$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 28, 1986F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 1999$45,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 1979$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 1985F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1994$51,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2001$1,000 · F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Cerro Gordo County, with its track

• Flash Flood, September 16, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 6, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2025$60,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025$30,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20241.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20242 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20241 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2024$150,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event 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
• Drought, August 22, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 3 events here
• Flood, February 27, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202252 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022$125,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• High Wind, March 25, 202251 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 11, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$151,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2021$3,000 · EF0 · 10 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021$12,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202061 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20201 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2020$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 24, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 16, 20202 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20192.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, September 19, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 2019$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 19, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$200,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 8, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 20, 201852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20184 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20181 injured · $45,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 23, 2018$37,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 18, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2018$1,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2018$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 9, 2018$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$180,000 · 2.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2018$200 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2018$600,000 · 13 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201876 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2018$290,000 · EF0 · 11 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Funnel Cloud, July 18, 20171 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2017$100,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 19, 201756 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20171.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2016$376,000 · 1.25 in hail · 19 events here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 6, 20168 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20161.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 30, 2016EF0 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2016$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2016$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2016$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 in hail · 1 event 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
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 201557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2015$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$115,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 7, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event 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
• Tornado, August 31, 2014$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2014$500,000 · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 23, 20141 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$66,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 2014$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Hail, October 4, 2013$38,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2013$15,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2013$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013$108,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 9, 20132 events here
• Hail, May 31, 2013$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2013$15,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013$200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 201354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 2013$50,000 · 1 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 4, 2012$70,000 · 64 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 8, 2012$3,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2012$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 2012$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2012$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2012$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 2012$20,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20111 event here
• High Wind, September 29, 2011$150,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2011$165,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2011$15,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 2011$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 21, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 2010$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 15, 2010$11,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2010$17,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 2010$7,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2010$6,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010$82,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 10, 2010$25,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2010$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 9, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 2010$25,000 · 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, July 14, 2009$6,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2009$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 2009$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 26, 20091 in hail · 1 event here

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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.