Storm History: Emmet County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Emmet 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
- 624
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $150 million
- Episodes
- 460
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 | 137 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Tornado | 97 | 0 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| Flood | 68 | 0 | 0 | $37 million |
| Flash Flood | 63 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| High Wind | 44 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Blizzard | 41 | 0 | 0 | $505,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 33 | 0 | 0 | $414,000 |
| Winter Storm | 33 | 0 | 0 | $601,000 |
| Drought | 27 | 0 | 0 | $96 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Ice Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $396,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 9 | 0 | 0 | $6.7 million |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 30, 1967
- Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Flood, June 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Flood, June 20, 2018
- Flood, September 20, 2018
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Flood, July 1, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, September 21, 1999
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, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, April 30, 1967
- Tornado, June 26, 1976
- Tornado, June 28, 1979
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, March 21, 1953
- Tornado, May 28, 1974
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Tornado, July 5, 1994
- Tornado, June 13, 1968
- Tornado, June 14, 1976
- Tornado, May 7, 1988
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, June 16, 1990
- Tornado, May 6, 2007
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, February 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Hail, June 19, 2025
- Hail, June 11, 2025
- Hail, April 28, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Flood, July 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2024
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Flood, May 21, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Hail, July 10, 2023
- High Wind, March 16, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2022
- Tornado, July 7, 2022
- Tornado, July 5, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- High Wind, March 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Hail, August 26, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 16, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 6, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Drought, August 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2020
- Tornado, June 18, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Hail, June 2, 2020
- Heavy Rain, May 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Flood, March 9, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- High Wind, October 21, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Hail, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Tornado, July 15, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- High Wind, April 11, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flood, March 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2018
- Flood, October 9, 2018
- Flood, October 1, 2018
- Tornado, September 20, 2018
- Flood, September 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2018
- Tornado, September 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2018
- Flood, June 20, 2018
- Flood, May 24, 2018
- Flood, May 1, 2018
- Flood, April 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2018
- Flood, April 14, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Flood, March 27, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- High Wind, December 9, 2017
- Flood, October 6, 2017
- Heavy Rain, July 26, 2017
- Flood, May 21, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Blizzard, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- High Wind, November 18, 2016
- Hail, October 25, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Flood, May 10, 2016
- Flood, May 1, 2016
- Hail, April 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Hail, August 9, 2015
- Hail, June 22, 2015
- Hail, May 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2014
- Tornado, August 17, 2014
- Hail, July 25, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, August 1, 2013
- Hail, June 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, June 9, 2013
- Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2012
- Flood, May 29, 2012
- Tornado, May 4, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2012
- High Wind, January 1, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2011
- Tornado, July 11, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2011
- Flood, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Flood, June 15, 2011
- Flood, June 1, 2011
- Flood, May 22, 2011
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Flood, April 1, 2011
- Flood, March 17, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2011
- Flood, February 17, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2011
- Blizzard, January 7, 2011
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Flood, October 1, 2010
- Flood, September 21, 2010
- Hail, August 31, 2010
- Tornado, August 10, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Flood, July 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2010
- Flood, June 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, June 1, 2010
- Hail, April 24, 2010
- Flood, April 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2010
- Flood, March 14, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Blizzard, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Hail, July 14, 2009
- Hail, July 9, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Hail, February 26, 2009
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Emmet CountyEvery warning in Emmet 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.