Storm History: Floyd County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Floyd 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
- 621
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 462
- Damage
- $54 million
- Episodes
- 397
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 | 153 | 0 | 1 | $6.1 million |
| Tornado | 133 | 13 | 458 | $32 million |
| Flash Flood | 69 | 1 | 0 | $14 million |
| Winter Storm | 48 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 44 | 0 | 0 | $551,000 |
| Flood | 29 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Drought | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | $209,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 2 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 2 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Dense Fog | 3 | 0 | 1 | $350,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
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 22, 1995
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Hail, April 14, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 18, 1999
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Tornado, August 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 17, 1996
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Flood, July 19, 1999
- Tornado, July 31, 1994
- Hail, August 25, 1994
- Hail, May 8, 2004
- Tornado, August 23, 1997
- Hail, April 18, 2025
- Dense Fog, March 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 20, 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, May 15, 1968
- Tornado, May 5, 1965
- Tornado, June 18, 1974
- Tornado, September 28, 1986
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, September 20, 1980
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Tornado, July 27, 1995
- Tornado, August 27, 1964
- Tornado, June 26, 1969
- Tornado, June 6, 1971
- Tornado, May 29, 1980
- Tornado, July 19, 1980
- Tornado, April 10, 1981
- Tornado, March 24, 1988
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2026
- Hail, April 14, 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 16, 2025
- Flood, August 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2025
- Hail, May 19, 2025
- Hail, April 18, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Blizzard, March 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2024
- Flood, June 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2024
- Tornado, May 9, 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 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 20, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Hail, June 15, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- Lightning, April 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flood, June 27, 2019
- Tornado, May 27, 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 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2018
- Hail, August 28, 2018
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Flood, June 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Flood, May 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2017
- Tornado, July 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2017
- Hail, June 22, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Tornado, May 15, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- Hail, March 6, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Flood, October 27, 2016
- Tornado, September 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2016
- Lightning, August 11, 2016
- Heat, July 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 16, 2016
- Strong Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2015
- Hail, September 10, 2015
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Hail, May 7, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Tornado, August 31, 2014
- Hail, August 25, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Flood, June 16, 2014
- Hail, May 8, 2014
- Hail, April 20, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2013
- Heavy Snow, May 2, 2013
- Flood, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 4, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Heat, July 2, 2012
- Hail, May 5, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2012
- High Wind, January 1, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2011
- Strong Wind, September 29, 2011
- Flood, July 20, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Flood, March 21, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Dense Fog, December 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2010
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Flood, September 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2010
- Heat, August 12, 2010
- Flood, July 23, 2010
- Hail, June 25, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Hail, April 29, 2010
- Flood, March 10, 2010
- Dense Fog, March 8, 2010
- Dense Fog, March 4, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Hail, April 24, 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
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Hail, August 4, 2008
- Flood, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Blizzard, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, August 27, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2007
- Hail, July 16, 2007
- Hail, June 21, 2007
- Hail, June 7, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Blizzard, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2007
- Hail, July 1, 2006
- Hail, May 29, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2005
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Blizzard, January 22, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Floyd CountyEvery warning in Floyd 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.