Storm History: Clarke County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clarke 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
- 549
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $149 million
- Episodes
- 370
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 | 107 | 0 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Hail | 106 | 0 | 0 | $862,000 |
| Flash Flood | 100 | 0 | 1 | $2.6 million |
| Flood | 38 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Drought | 33 | 0 | 0 | $110 million |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 0 | $245,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 23 | 1 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 2 | $242,000 |
| High Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | $810,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $495,000 |
| Blizzard | 13 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 9 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 1 | $40,000 |
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
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2014
- Tornado, June 14, 1980
- Tornado, May 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Tornado, April 26, 2024
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 23, 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, July 3, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, July 14, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2008
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Hail, October 22, 2001
- Hail, May 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2024
- Hail, July 14, 2020
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, June 22, 1964
- Tornado, September 20, 1965
- Tornado, April 11, 2001
- Tornado, May 18, 1959
- Tornado, June 9, 1967
- Tornado, April 19, 1973
- Tornado, May 7, 1975
- Tornado, June 14, 1976
- Tornado, April 11, 1981
- Tornado, May 23, 1981
- Tornado, July 13, 1986
- Tornado, May 16, 1999
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2025
- Hail, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 17, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Hail, October 30, 2024
- Hail, October 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Tornado, April 30, 2024
- Tornado, April 26, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 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 1, 2023
- Drought, August 29, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, August 9, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Drought, June 27, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Tornado, April 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Heavy Rain, November 4, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 9, 2022
- Hail, June 13, 2022
- Hail, June 7, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, November 11, 2021
- Heavy Rain, October 23, 2021
- Hail, August 30, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Hail, July 30, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Heavy Rain, July 7, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, June 25, 2021
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Hail, March 10, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 14, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Hail, April 11, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Tornado, September 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 17, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 16, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 15, 2018
- Tornado, October 8, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 21, 2018
- Hail, June 28, 2018
- Flood, June 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Hail, May 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 28, 2017
- Drought, October 1, 2017
- Drought, September 1, 2017
- Drought, August 1, 2017
- Drought, July 25, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Hail, May 10, 2017
- Hail, April 15, 2017
- Hail, April 9, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2016
- Hail, August 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2016
- Hail, May 13, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Flood, September 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 17, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 15, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Tornado, March 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2013
- Heavy Snow, May 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Wildfire, July 22, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Tornado, June 19, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, May 29, 2011
- Lightning, May 25, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2009
- Hail, July 14, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 27, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Tornado, July 27, 2008
- Hail, July 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Hail, August 14, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, April 18, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- High Wind, November 12, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2005
- Hail, June 8, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 3, 2005
- Hail, August 27, 2004
- Tornado, August 26, 2004
- Hail, August 25, 2004
- Tornado, May 22, 2004
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- High Wind, April 27, 2004
- High Wind, April 18, 2004
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2004
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- Hail, August 5, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Flood, May 9, 2003
- Flood, May 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2003
- Hail, September 18, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002
- Flood, May 11, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2002
- Flood, October 23, 2001
- Hail, October 22, 2001
- Hail, September 7, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Clarke CountyEvery warning in Clarke 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.