Storm History: Cherokee County, Iowa

Events

708

Deaths

0

Injuries

4

Damage

$29 million

Episodes

566

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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None recorded.

• Drought, October 1, 2023$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$3.4 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 19524 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2022$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$1.4 million · EF2 · 12 events here
• Drought, June 14, 2022$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2022$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 28, 2020$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2020$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 2024$1.0 million · 3 events here
• Flood, June 16, 2014$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 19, 1996$700,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 1994$650,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2013$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1994$405,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$360,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2021$270,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$250,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 20, 2024$2,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 7, 19922.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 19862.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 19592.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20252.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20222.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20202.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 19962.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 19962.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19782.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20262 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 19692 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 23, 19524 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2010EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 4, 2013$10,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 1994$55,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 1994$650,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 1958$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 1963$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1968$30 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 1983$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 1991$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Cherokee County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20261.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2026EF1 · 8 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20262 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 31, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 18, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20252 events here
• High Wind, December 9, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 8, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20251 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202565 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 16, 202561 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20252.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 19, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202554 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, December 19, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 31, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 29, 202474 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20241 event here
• Flood, June 20, 2024$1.0 million · 3 events here
• Flood, May 21, 20241 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2024$2,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20241 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20243 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, December 24, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, October 28, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2023$110,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 15, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, December 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2022$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202274 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20222.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2022$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Drought, June 14, 2022$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 23, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$1.4 million · EF2 · 12 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 2021$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$250,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2021$214,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2021$191,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2021$270,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2021$20,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, January 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 9, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2020$37,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 24, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2020$55,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2020$50,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2020$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 28, 2020$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20202.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20201 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20190.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 21, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 30, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$360,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 27, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$3.4 million · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 20, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 11, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 20, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20181.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, April 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 26, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20171 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201758 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 16, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 10, 20161 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20161 event here
• Flood, April 26, 20161 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20162 events here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20162 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2015$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 17, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 22, 201583 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$50,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 16, 2014$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 201452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20141 event here
• Tornado, October 4, 2013$10,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2013$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2013$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20131 event here

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Tornadoes in Cherokee CountyEvery warning in Cherokee 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.