Storm History: Clayton County, Iowa

Events

716

Deaths

6

Injuries

36

Damage

$108 million

Episodes

438

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, May 30, 19852 deaths · 25 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 20171 death · 2 injured · $914,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, March 19, 20201 death · 1 injured · $85,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20211 death · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 9, 20111 death · $5,000 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 7, 2008$36 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 19852 deaths · 25 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2017$12 million · 0.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 24, 2009$9.6 million · 4.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2001$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 17, 1999$2.8 million · 1 event here
• Flood, April 13, 2001$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$2.0 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2007$1.6 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 1999$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$1.4 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 20171 death · 2 injured · $914,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 24, 2008$800,000 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 1994$655,000 · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2013$650,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 2018$608,000 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$560,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2002$475,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 7, 1997$450,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2022$410,000 · 3 events here

• Hail, June 17, 19924.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2009$9.6 million · 4.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2026$225,000 · 3.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2008$6,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20002.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 19792.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 18, 20252 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20172 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20122 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, April 6, 20102 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 20, 1997$30,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 19862 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2017$366,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here

• Tornado, June 13, 1976F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1953$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1959F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1971F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1979F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1989F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 19852 deaths · 25 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 1977F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Clayton County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 202661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2026$225,000 · 3.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Flood, August 18, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20252 in hail · 5 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 2024$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 15, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 19, 2024$37,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 15, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 1, 20242 events here
• Flood, June 26, 20241 event here
• Flood, June 22, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2024$70,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 202465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 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 15, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, November 25, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 16, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 16, 20232 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 27, 20233 events here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20222 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 2022$7,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2022$410,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2022$185,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2022$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 2021$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2021$3,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, July 13, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20211 death · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Hail, September 6, 2020$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 11, 2020$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20202 events here
• Flood, April 1, 20202 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2020EF1 · 5 events here
• Dense Fog, March 19, 20201 death · 1 injured · $85,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Flood, October 9, 20192 events here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2019$2,000 · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 12, 2019$63,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2019$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019$5,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019$8,000 · 59 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, June 27, 2019$4,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2019$24,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2019$58,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, March 18, 20192 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$2.0 million · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 8, 20182 events here
• Flood, October 1, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 2018$608,000 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2018$2,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2018$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, July 1, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 26, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 7, 20182 events here
• Flood, May 3, 20182 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20182 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Flood, January 22, 20181 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 6, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2017$12 million · 0.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 20171 death · 2 injured · $914,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 12, 2017$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2017$366,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2017$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2017$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 24, 20172 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$131,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2017$257,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20172 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 6, 2017$8,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 26, 20162 events here
• Tornado, September 21, 2016$29,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, September 19, 2016$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, September 16, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2016$108,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2016$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2016$235,000 · 4 events here
• Heat, July 21, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2016$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2016$200 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Flood, December 13, 20153 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$560,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 22, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20151 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20143 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2014$13,000 · 70 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flood, June 23, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2014$25,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 18, 20141 event here
• Flood, May 4, 20142 events here
• Flood, April 18, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2013$44,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2013$650,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20131 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2013$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2013$20,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Flood, May 9, 20131 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 20132 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20122 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$12,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, July 18, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, November 9, 20111 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 27, 2011$10,000 · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 3, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20112 events here
• Flood, March 28, 20111 event here
• Flood, March 21, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Dense Fog, February 16, 20115 injured · $12,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20111 event here
• Dense Fog, December 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 10, 2010$34,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 20101 injured · $18,000 · 77 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20102 events here
• Flood, September 28, 20102 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2010$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 2010$80,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 22, 20102 events here
• Flood, July 22, 20103 events here
• Flood, July 7, 20103 events here
• Flood, June 23, 2010$500 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2010$1,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, April 6, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 6, 20102 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, March 10, 20103 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20101 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2009$9.6 million · 4.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2009$25,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2009$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2009$4,000 · 4 events here
• Hail, February 26, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 200854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2008$36 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20081 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2008$16,000 · 1.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2008$6,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here

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Tornadoes in Clayton CountyEvery warning in Clayton 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.