Storm History: Delaware County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Delaware 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
- 697
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $115 million
- Episodes
- 465
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 | 188 | 0 | 20 | $34 million |
| Hail | 125 | 0 | 2 | $5.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 80 | 0 | 0 | $26 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 62 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 51 | 1 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Blizzard | 16 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $30 million |
| Ice Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $42,000 |
| Dense Fog | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | $18 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 7 | 0 | 0 | $330,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, July 23, 2010
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 17, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Tornado, July 12, 1971
- Tornado, August 12, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2003
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Tornado, April 14, 1994
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2007
- Tornado, April 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, November 15, 1960
- Tornado, May 4, 1964
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, April 30, 1967
- Tornado, July 12, 1971
- Tornado, August 12, 1974
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, May 24, 1989
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, May 7, 1964
- Tornado, June 24, 1971
- Tornado, September 21, 1973
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, August 28, 1979
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, April 14, 1994
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Hail, May 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2025
- Tornado, July 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Hail, April 19, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Tornado, July 5, 2022
- Hail, June 15, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Tornado, June 20, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Hail, September 5, 2020
- Hail, August 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2019
- Funnel Cloud, July 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 9, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017
- Hail, July 5, 2017
- Tornado, June 28, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flood, September 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2016
- Tornado, July 23, 2016
- Tornado, July 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, June 14, 2016
- Hail, May 26, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Hail, June 22, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Tornado, June 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Freezing Fog, January 10, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2013
- Hail, September 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2013
- Heat, August 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Hail, June 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Hail, April 30, 2013
- Hail, April 29, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2013
- Hail, January 28, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 21, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, August 7, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2012
- Winter Weather, November 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flood, July 23, 2010
- Flood, July 23, 2010
- Flood, July 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 6, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2010
- Dense Fog, January 16, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2009
- Blizzard, December 9, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Tornado, April 26, 2009
- Hail, February 26, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2008
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Tornado, August 4, 2008
- Hail, August 3, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2008
- Tornado, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Flood, May 30, 2008
- Flood, May 26, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Flood, April 1, 2008
- Hail, March 27, 2008
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Blizzard, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2008
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Dense Fog, December 20, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2007
- Hail, August 27, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2007
- Hail, July 17, 2007
- Tornado, July 16, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2007
- Tornado, March 31, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 17, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Frost/Freeze, April 26, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Delaware CountyEvery warning in Delaware 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.