Storm History: Dickinson County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Dickinson 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
- 845
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 21
- Damage
- $35 million
- Episodes
- 603
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 188 | 0 | 0 | $327,000 |
| Tornado | 110 | 0 | 20 | $14 million |
| Winter Weather | 88 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 80 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 69 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 62 | 0 | 0 | $338,000 |
| Winter Storm | 47 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Blizzard | 42 | 0 | 1 | $33,000 |
| Drought | 38 | 0 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| High Wind | 33 | 0 | 0 | $307,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, June 13, 1968
- Tornado, August 18, 1990
- Flood, June 20, 2024
- Tornado, June 12, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Drought, September 8, 2020
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Tornado, June 12, 1994
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Drought, October 11, 2022
- Tornado, August 17, 2019
- Tornado, July 11, 1960
- Tornado, May 31, 1971
- Tornado, June 13, 1983
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2009
- Hail, September 14, 1987
- Hail, April 17, 2025
- Hail, August 18, 2022
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 1978
- Hail, May 15, 2026
- Hail, April 28, 2025
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 1969
- Hail, September 6, 1969
- Hail, July 10, 2023
- Hail, April 12, 2022
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 8, 1967
- Tornado, June 25, 2010
- Tornado, May 5, 1964
- Tornado, May 31, 1971
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Tornado, July 5, 1994
- Tornado, July 11, 1960
- Tornado, June 13, 1968
- Tornado, May 22, 1975
- Tornado, July 5, 1978
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
- Tornado, June 6, 1982
- Tornado, June 29, 1986
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Hail, May 15, 2026
- Tornado, April 13, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Blizzard, January 21, 2026
- High Wind, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 8, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Tornado, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Hail, June 11, 2025
- High Wind, May 19, 2025
- Hail, April 28, 2025
- Hail, April 17, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 19, 2024
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Tornado, August 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2024
- Heat, August 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2024
- Hail, July 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2024
- Hail, July 4, 2024
- Flood, July 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2024
- Flood, June 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- Flood, June 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2024
- Strong Wind, June 6, 2024
- Flood, June 1, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Flood, May 21, 2024
- Flood, May 1, 2024
- Flood, April 30, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 10, 2023
- Hail, June 8, 2023
- Flood, May 14, 2023
- Hail, May 8, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 30, 2023
- High Wind, April 18, 2023
- Flood, April 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Flood, March 28, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2023
- Blizzard, February 21, 2023
- High Wind, February 15, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2023
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Blizzard, December 15, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2022
- Hail, August 18, 2022
- Flood, July 8, 2022
- Hail, June 13, 2022
- Flood, June 5, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2022
- Wildfire, April 23, 2022
- Hail, April 23, 2022
- Hail, April 12, 2022
- High Wind, March 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2021
- Blizzard, January 14, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 9, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 24, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 8, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Hail, June 21, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Flood, May 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Flood, April 1, 2020
- Flood, March 28, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2020
- Flood, March 4, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2020
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Flood, October 5, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Tornado, August 17, 2019
- Hail, July 20, 2019
- Heat, June 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Tornado, June 17, 2019
- Hail, June 4, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 27, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Ice Storm, April 10, 2019
- Flood, April 6, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 14, 2018
- Flood, October 9, 2018
- Flood, October 1, 2018
- Flood, September 20, 2018
- Tornado, September 20, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Hail, July 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2018
- Flood, July 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2018
- Flood, June 20, 2018
- Hail, June 8, 2018
- Hail, May 8, 2018
- Flood, May 1, 2018
- Flood, April 22, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2018
- Flood, April 14, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Flood, March 28, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2018
- Flood, March 14, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2018
- Flood, March 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 26, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2017
- Hail, August 1, 2017
- Hail, June 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- Blizzard, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Tornado, June 14, 2016
- Hail, June 10, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2016
- Flood, May 1, 2016
- High Wind, April 30, 2016
- Flood, April 26, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2016
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Dickinson CountyEvery warning in Dickinson 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.