Storm History: Des Moines County, Iowa

Events

709

Deaths

0

Injuries

36

Damage

$59 million

Episodes

481

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, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2003$14 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$7.1 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$4.0 million · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$3.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 198327 injured · $2.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 11, 2000$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 20, 2003$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, September 13, 2008$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$825,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$434,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 1995$350,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$300,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015$300,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 1980$278,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 1974$275,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 1963$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 19651 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 1966$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 17, 19924.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20243 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2013$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 8, 2003$14 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 22, 2000$70,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20212.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$53,000 · 2 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 20, 19972 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 19782 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 4, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 17, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 30, 1954$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, August 25, 19651 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 1974$275,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$5,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 1963$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 1966$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1973F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 1981F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Des Moines County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF1 · 8 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 202578 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202470 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20241.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 202465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, July 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20243 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, March 4, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 22, 20232 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 6 events here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20222 events here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 202170 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20212.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202161 kt wind · 7 events here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 202065 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 20201 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 202070 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flood, June 22, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 11, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 26, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 8, 20191 event here
• Hail, September 27, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 201961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 201965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201987 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 201959 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, May 27, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 19, 20192 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, April 25, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 16, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 12, 20191 event here
• Flood, February 24, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 8, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 9, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 201865 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20171 event here
• Hail, October 14, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2017$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 18, 2017$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 27, 2016$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 2016$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 20150.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015$300,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20151 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 23, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 22, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20142 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, February 20, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, December 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20131 event here
• Hail, November 17, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 3, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Flood, June 25, 20131 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20132 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 27, 20132 events here
• Hail, May 19, 2013$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flood, April 17, 20132 events here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 21, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 19, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 5, 2012$1,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2012$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20121 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, September 1, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$300,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flood, April 16, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 201152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20101 event here
• Flood, August 13, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 25, 2010$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2010$250,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2010$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 22, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20102 injured · $25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 20101 injured · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 14, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 13, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$4.0 million · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 10, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20100.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 24, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2010$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 20101 event here
• Dense Fog, January 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Flood, August 28, 2009$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2009$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2009$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20091.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2009$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2009$25,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2009$150,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2009$500 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 15, 2009$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 30, 2009$10,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 2009$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 20091.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20094 injured · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Dense Fog, December 26, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20081 event here
• Sleet, December 14, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 13, 2008$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 5, 200861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 29, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2008$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2008$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 200861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$3.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$5,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20081 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20081 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20081 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1954

Tornadoes in Des Moines CountyEvery warning in Des Moines 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.