Storm History: Davis County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Davis 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
- 416
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $189 million
- Episodes
- 296
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 | 103 | 0 | 0 | $34 million |
| Hail | 84 | 0 | 0 | $695,000 |
| Flash Flood | 62 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Drought | 34 | 0 | 0 | $110 million |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $410,000 |
| Ice Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $505,000 |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $215,000 |
| Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $23 million |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Blizzard | 10 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 1 | 0 | $6.1 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 7 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 1, 1996
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 14, 2000
- Drought, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, June 7, 2009
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- High Wind, April 25, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 1997
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
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Hail, May 14, 2020
- Hail, August 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2001
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Hail, October 22, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Hail, May 31, 2002
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Hail, July 30, 2021
- Hail, August 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, July 28, 1986
- Tornado, May 24, 1989
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, May 7, 1962
- Tornado, June 19, 1964
- Tornado, September 20, 1965
- Tornado, April 16, 1967
- Tornado, November 9, 1975
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
Every episode, newest first
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Tornado, November 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 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 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 6, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Heavy Rain, November 4, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Hail, July 30, 2021
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2021
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Hail, May 14, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2019
- Heavy Rain, September 27, 2019
- Tornado, September 21, 2019
- Hail, August 29, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Hail, May 25, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- Hail, April 7, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 16, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Hail, August 28, 2018
- Hail, August 23, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Drought, June 12, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 28, 2017
- Drought, September 1, 2017
- Drought, August 1, 2017
- Heavy Rain, August 1, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 19, 2016
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Hail, September 17, 2015
- Hail, September 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2013
- Hail, October 30, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2013
- Hail, June 18, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013
- Hail, October 13, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Tornado, June 18, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2010
- Tornado, June 1, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2009
- Tornado, June 7, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 27, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Sleet, December 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Tornado, July 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2007
- Lightning, July 16, 2007
- Tornado, June 21, 2007
- Flood, April 25, 2007
- Hail, March 31, 2007
- Tornado, March 21, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2006
- Tornado, July 17, 2006
- Hail, July 2, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Tornado, June 6, 2006
- Tornado, April 15, 2006
- Hail, April 6, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- Hail, June 8, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Hail, January 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 3, 2005
- Tornado, August 26, 2004
- Hail, August 3, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2004
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2004
- Hail, August 25, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Hail, May 31, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2002
- Hail, October 22, 2001
- Tornado, September 20, 2001
- Heat, August 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2001
- High Wind, April 7, 2001
- Flood, March 23, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2001
- Flood, March 15, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 8, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2000
- Hail, September 22, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 14, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Tornado, June 25, 2000
- Flood, June 24, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2000
- Tornado, June 23, 2000
- Tornado, June 13, 2000
- High Wind, March 8, 2000
- Ice Storm, February 17, 2000
- Cold/Wind Chill, September 21, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 1999
- Drought, July 20, 1999
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, June 18, 1998
- Flood, May 23, 1998
- High Wind, April 12, 1998
- Flood, March 30, 1998
- Tornado, March 30, 1998
- Ice Storm, March 17, 1998
- Ice Storm, January 14, 1998
- Ice Storm, January 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 1997
- Ice Storm, December 21, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, May 13, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
- Flood, February 18, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 1997
- Ice Storm, November 14, 1996
- High Wind, October 29, 1996
- Funnel Cloud, August 9, 1996
- Flood, May 26, 1996
- Flood, May 23, 1996
- Tornado, May 9, 1996
- Flood, May 9, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 1, 1996
- High Wind, April 25, 1996
- Hail, April 18, 1996
- Hail, April 18, 1996
- High Wind, March 24, 1996
- High Wind, February 10, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Davis CountyEvery warning in Davis 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.