Storm History: Grundy County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Grundy 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
- 558
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $134 million
- Episodes
- 400
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 181 | 1 | 2 | $10 million |
| Hail | 86 | 0 | 0 | $17 million |
| Flash Flood | 56 | 0 | 1 | $2.8 million |
| High Wind | 33 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 28 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Winter Storm | 28 | 1 | 0 | $511,000 |
| Blizzard | 27 | 0 | 0 | $415,000 |
| Drought | 26 | 0 | 0 | $75 million |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 0 | $101,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $647,000 |
| Ice Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $333,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 9 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| 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
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Tornado, May 30, 1989
- Tornado, June 28, 1990
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1997
- Tornado, June 8, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2000
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 10, 2001
- Tornado, June 22, 2007
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 6, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2022
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 18, 1960
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2017
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2002
- Hail, August 7, 1977
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 3, 2015
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Hail, May 25, 2018
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, October 14, 1966
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 24, 1989
- Tornado, May 30, 1989
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, April 16, 1960
- Tornado, May 7, 1964
- Tornado, April 19, 1966
- Tornado, May 31, 1971
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, November 9, 1975
- Tornado, June 28, 1990
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, April 14, 1994
- Tornado, May 11, 2000
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2026
- Hail, September 22, 2025
- Tornado, August 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2025
- Hail, June 19, 2025
- Hail, June 11, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2024
- Hail, May 19, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 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
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 13, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Hail, August 27, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, August 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2022
- Tornado, July 7, 2022
- Flood, June 14, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, October 7, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 20, 2021
- Hail, August 7, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2020
- Tornado, June 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Tornado, March 28, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Tornado, September 9, 2019
- Tornado, August 19, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 28, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- High Wind, April 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- High Wind, October 20, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 15, 2018
- Flood, October 1, 2018
- Hail, August 4, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, July 29, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, July 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Hail, June 6, 2018
- Hail, May 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 28, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Hail, April 15, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2016
- Heavy Rain, August 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Hail, May 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2015
- Tornado, August 31, 2014
- Tornado, July 6, 2014
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Tornado, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, 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
- Hail, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Hail, April 29, 2013
- Hail, April 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- High Wind, October 27, 2010
- Tornado, August 10, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2010
- Tornado, June 18, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 6, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Hail, August 10, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Tornado, June 21, 2009
- Tornado, April 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 27, 2008
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Tornado, July 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 2, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2007
- Hail, July 18, 2007
- Tornado, June 22, 2007
- Tornado, June 1, 2007
- Hail, April 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2007
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Tornado, April 13, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- High Wind, November 15, 2005
- High Wind, November 12, 2005
- Flood, July 26, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Flood, June 26, 2005
- Hail, June 8, 2005
- High Wind, May 12, 2005
- Hail, April 19, 2005
- Tornado, March 30, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Blizzard, January 21, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 12, 2004
- Tornado, August 16, 2004
- Tornado, August 3, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 21, 2004
- High Wind, April 27, 2004
- High Wind, April 18, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Flood, July 5, 2003
- Hail, July 4, 2003
- Hail, May 14, 2003
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Grundy CountyEvery warning in Grundy 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.