Storm History: Fayette County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Fayette 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
- 634
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 173
- Damage
- $90 million
- Episodes
- 421
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 | 161 | 0 | 0 | $9.9 million |
| Tornado | 119 | 6 | 164 | $41 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 63 | 0 | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Flash Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | $31 million |
| Winter Storm | 51 | 0 | 0 | $356,000 |
| Flood | 42 | 0 | 6 | $5.2 million |
| Drought | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 22 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 14 | 0 | 1 | $242,000 |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 2 | 0 | $42,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | $27,000 |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $900 |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 15, 1968
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2008
- Hail, July 24, 2009
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Tornado, August 27, 2021
- Flood, May 17, 1999
- Tornado, July 12, 1971
- Tornado, May 7, 1964
- Tornado, March 24, 1988
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1999
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Flood, June 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2020
- Hail, August 19, 1994
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2010
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, May 15, 1968
- Tornado, October 14, 1966
- Tornado, July 12, 1971
- Tornado, May 24, 1989
- Tornado, May 30, 1989
- Tornado, June 24, 1971
- Tornado, May 7, 1964
- Tornado, April 19, 1966
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, November 9, 1975
- Tornado, August 28, 1979
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, July 27, 1995
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Hail, September 22, 2025
- Flood, August 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2025
- Hail, June 11, 2025
- Blizzard, March 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 24, 2023
- Drought, June 20, 2023
- Hail, June 6, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 16, 2023
- Flood, February 27, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Hail, August 19, 2022
- Hail, July 4, 2022
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Hail, July 14, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- Tornado, May 15, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Hail, September 6, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2020
- Hail, June 26, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2020
- Tornado, March 28, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, April 10, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2018
- Hail, August 28, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, August 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 25, 2018
- Flood, May 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2017
- Tornado, July 19, 2017
- Hail, July 12, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, May 15, 2017
- Hail, March 23, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2016
- Tornado, September 21, 2016
- Flood, September 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2016
- Funnel Cloud, August 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2016
- Heat, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 16, 2016
- Strong Wind, February 19, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2015
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Hail, May 7, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Tornado, August 31, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Flood, June 16, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, June 7, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Flood, May 9, 2013
- Hail, April 30, 2013
- Flood, April 9, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 4, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Flood, July 18, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Heat, July 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2012
- Tornado, May 24, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2011
- Flood, August 23, 2011
- Flood, July 27, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Dense Fog, December 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2010
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2010
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2010
- Flood, July 23, 2010
- Flood, July 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2010
- Funnel Cloud, July 6, 2010
- Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flood, April 6, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2010
- Flood, March 10, 2010
- Dense Fog, March 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Hail, July 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2009
- Hail, July 14, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2009
- Hail, July 7, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2008
- Hail, August 4, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Blizzard, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2007
- Hail, July 16, 2007
- Hail, June 21, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2007
- Tornado, March 31, 2007
- Blizzard, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 1, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Fayette CountyEvery warning in Fayette 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.