Storm History: Franklin County, Iowa

Events

602

Deaths

0

Injuries

1

Damage

$164 million

Episodes

418

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, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2014$25 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2001$11 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$672,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, September 4, 2018$530,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2016$500,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013$377,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$365,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• High Wind, November 10, 1998$305,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 1997$300,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, July 16, 2007$15,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 19613 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20172.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$3,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2003$13,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2002$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 24, 1998$42,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$76,000 · 2.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, May 16, 1999$16,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 26, 19902.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 19682.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 15, 1968$30 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$13,000 · EF5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1959$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 1973F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 1992$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2001$110,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013$377,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 1966F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1969$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1974F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Franklin County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202568 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 28, 20251 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2025$15,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2024$75,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 22, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023$133,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Flood, June 14, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$365,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 24, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 17, 20211 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 202055 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 20, 2019$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 2019$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$200,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2018$220,000 · 5 events here
• Tornado, September 4, 2018$530,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2018$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2018$7,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201876 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2018$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 14, 2017$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2017$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 201760 kt wind · 8 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20172.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$76,000 · 2.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$20,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2016$500,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2016$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20161.25 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 201557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2014$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2014$20,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2014$25 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$672,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$3,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 20, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2013$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 5, 20131 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 2013$35,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2013$85,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013$377,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 31, 2013$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2013$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2013$205,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 2013$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 2012$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 8, 2012$8,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 2012$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2011$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2011$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 2011$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 20101 injured · $50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 6, 2010$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2010$20,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2010$21,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 12, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2010$65,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2010$185,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2010$120,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 10, 2010$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2010$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$3,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2009$97,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 24, 2009$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, April 5, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2008$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2008$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2008$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$13,000 · EF5 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2008$7,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2008$110,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2007$125,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 15, 2007$12,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2007$15,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2007$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2007$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2007$250,000 · 87 kt wind · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 1, 2007$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$250,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20071 event here
• Hail, September 16, 2006$3,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2006$3,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2006$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2006$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2006$6,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2006$15,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006$55,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• High Wind, January 24, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 15, 2005$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 2005$50,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 26, 2005$40,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 25, 2005$7,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2005$5,000 · 73 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 26, 2005$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 26, 2005$124,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2005$55,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 12, 2005$10,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 22, 2005$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 21, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 2004$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 2004$52,000 · F1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2004$90,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2004$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2004$21,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Franklin CountyEvery warning in Franklin 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.