Storm History: Crawford County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Crawford 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
- 627
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $170 million
- Episodes
- 413
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 | 211 | 0 | 6 | $11 million |
| Hail | 111 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 59 | 0 | 0 | $13 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 51 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Drought | 35 | 0 | 0 | $106 million |
| High Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | $997,000 |
| Blizzard | 27 | 0 | 0 | $495,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 0 | $191,000 |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $485,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 9 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
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
- Flash Flood, June 21, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 14, 2000
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2009
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Tornado, May 16, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 17, 1996
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, October 14, 1966
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, July 28, 1986
- Tornado, May 24, 1989
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, July 26, 1969
- Tornado, September 20, 1980
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Tornado, April 14, 1994
- Tornado, July 5, 1994
- Tornado, August 7, 1994
- Tornado, May 22, 1962
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Drought, October 22, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, April 30, 2024
- Tornado, April 26, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 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
- Tornado, August 5, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 13, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 26, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 30, 2021
- Tornado, August 27, 2021
- Hail, June 16, 2021
- Hail, March 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Blizzard, January 15, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Drought, July 28, 2020
- Tornado, June 18, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 15, 2018
- Heavy Rain, August 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2018
- Hail, June 6, 2018
- Tornado, May 29, 2018
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2017
- Tornado, August 20, 2017
- Hail, July 20, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Hail, May 10, 2017
- Hail, April 19, 2017
- Blizzard, February 23, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2016
- Hail, August 11, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2016
- Hail, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Hail, August 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Hail, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, June 6, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Flood, October 1, 2014
- Flood, September 1, 2014
- Tornado, August 31, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 28, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 6, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2014
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 26, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, May 9, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Hail, April 8, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2011
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Hail, May 12, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2010
- Hail, September 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2010
- Funnel Cloud, July 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2010
- Tornado, June 22, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- High Wind, June 10, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Tornado, July 27, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Hail, July 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- High Wind, April 15, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Tornado, August 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2007
- Tornado, June 21, 2007
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- Hail, May 14, 2007
- Tornado, March 21, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2006
- Hail, September 16, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- High Wind, April 15, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- High Wind, November 12, 2005
- Tornado, July 25, 2005
- Tornado, July 24, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- Tornado, May 10, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2005
- High Wind, March 10, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- High Wind, October 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2004
- Hail, August 29, 2004
- Tornado, August 26, 2004
- Hail, May 28, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 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, February 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2004
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, July 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 6, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2003
- Hail, October 1, 2002
- Hail, August 16, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Crawford CountyEvery warning in Crawford 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.