Storm History: Decatur County, Iowa

Events

476

Deaths

0

Injuries

7

Damage

$203 million

Episodes

356

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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None recorded.

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989$25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2001$11 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2000$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 14, 2000$4.7 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 20, 1999$4.6 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 26, 1997$3.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 19612 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1980$2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2014$660,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022$500,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2019$380,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here

• Hail, July 3, 2001$82,000 · 4 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20213.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$100,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2001$29,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 19613 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2014$660,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2011$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2008$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 19812.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2019$380,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$10,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 2, 1997$75,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 22, 1964$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1980$2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989$25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 1995$212,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022$500,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 19612 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 1959F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1975$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1986$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2010$50,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Decatur County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 202562 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 202578 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 14, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 12, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 4, 20222 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 13, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022$500,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20213.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 7, 20211 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2021$90,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 28, 2019$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 28, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2019$380,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, May 27, 2019$100,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 17, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 16, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 9, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2018$150,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2018$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$100,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 19, 20182 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, July 24, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 10, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201876 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 28, 20171 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 5, 20171 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, July 25, 20171 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20171 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 15, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2015$100,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2015$150,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 18, 2015$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2015$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$10,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 15, 20141 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 6, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2014$175,000 · 64 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2014$660,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 12, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 2014EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 2014$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 2014$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20131 event here
• Hail, October 30, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2013$55,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2013$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 2, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 2013$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2012$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2012$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2011$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011$205,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 2011$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2011$3,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2010$40,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20101 injured · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 19, 20101 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2010$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2010$350,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 2, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2010$50,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 11, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 2010$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 24, 20101 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2010$26,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 20101 event here
• Flood, March 9, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20092 events here
• Flood, July 4, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2009$45,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2009$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 26, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 24, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 27, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 26, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 28, 2008$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 24, 2008$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2008$275,000 · 5 events here
• Hail, June 27, 2008$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2008$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2008$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 10, 2008$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2008$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2008$35,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$150,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 23, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2007$255,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2007$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 2007$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2007$100,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2006$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 2006$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 11, 2006$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006$3,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 2005$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2005$68,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Hail, March 6, 2005$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 3, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2004$76,000 · F1 · 7 events here
• Hail, August 25, 2004$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2004$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2004$18,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 1, 2004$5,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 2004$9,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2004$64,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 2004$75,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 18, 2004$80,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 2004$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2004$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 2003$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2003$15,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2003$15,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 2002$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2002$7,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 2002$10,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 9, 2002$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2002$5,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 2002$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 2001$11,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, August 5, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2001$20,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2001$11 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2001$82,000 · 4 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2001$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2001$80,000 · F1 · 7 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2001$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 31, 2001$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2001$29,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 11, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 20014 injured · $88,000 · F1 · 6 events here
• Flood, April 7, 2001$150,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 2001$50,000 · 72 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 23, 2001$8,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 2001$75,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Decatur CountyEvery warning in Decatur 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.