Storm History: Clay County, Iowa

Events

1,017

Deaths

2

Injuries

6

Damage

$90 million

Episodes

731

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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• Flood, June 20, 20241 death · $26 million · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20191 death · 1 event here

• Hail, October 1, 2002$30 million · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 20241 death · $26 million · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 2013$10 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 1995$4.6 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 25, 2020$2.9 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2022$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Hail, September 8, 2005$1.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$632,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1994$570,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$550,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2022$512,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 1994$505,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2004$500,000 · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2004$500,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2004$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 16, 2014$500,000 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$500,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 2001$400,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, August 19, 1994$121,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2004$500,000 · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2004$500,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20214 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20094 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2024$23,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, September 22, 20102.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 8, 2005$1.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20002.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 14, 19872.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20082.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20002.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 19982.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20262 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 14, 1966F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1976F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 28, 1986$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2010EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 4, 2013EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 22, 1968F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 1980$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 1985F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 1994$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1994$51,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 1994$11,000 · F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Clay County, with its track

• Hail, June 29, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20261.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2026EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2026EF0 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20262 events here
• High Wind, February 18, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 21, 202659 kt wind · 1 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 · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20251 event 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
• Tornado, July 28, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 16, 202561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 14, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 19, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20251 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, February 13, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, December 19, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, December 9, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 15, 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
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20245 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2024$1,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, June 20, 20241 death · $26 million · 4 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 15, 20244 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, June 6, 20241 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20244 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 20245 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2024$23,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20244 events here
• Flood, April 30, 20242 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 202456 kt wind · 1 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
• Hail, October 23, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$632,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 12, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 202365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 14, 20233 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 18, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20232 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Flood, March 28, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 21, 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
• Blizzard, December 15, 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$512,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202274 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 8, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202278 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2022$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Drought, June 14, 2022$367,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 202278 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 23, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 25, 202251 kt wind · 1 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
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20211 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$25,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2021$3,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20214 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$23,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2021$204,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2021$67,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2021$5,000 · 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 23, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, January 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20204 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 9, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2020$38,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 24, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2020$270,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2020$120,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 25, 2020$2.9 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2020$125,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 10, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 202063 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 26, 20201 event here
• Flood, May 17, 20204 events here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20203 events here
• Flood, March 28, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20202 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, 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 Weather, January 15, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 21, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 5, 2019$30,000 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 20, 201961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 30, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20191.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20194 events here
• Flood, May 27, 20192 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20193 events here
• Flood, April 6, 20194 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$300,000 · 6 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$550,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 9, 20185 events here
• Flood, October 1, 20184 events here
• Flood, September 20, 20187 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20182 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 27, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 11, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20181.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20184 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 201856 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 20, 20183 events here
• Flood, June 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20181.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 11, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20183 events here
• Flood, April 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 14, 20184 events here
• Blizzard, April 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20183 events here
• Flood, March 28, 20183 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 19, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 14, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20184 events 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
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 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
• Hail, October 2, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 201770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20171 event here

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Tornadoes in Clay CountyEvery warning in Clay 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.