Storm History: Guthrie County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Guthrie 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
- 707
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $164 million
- Episodes
- 417
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 | 201 | 0 | 1 | $12 million |
| Flash Flood | 134 | 0 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Hail | 132 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Flood | 35 | 0 | 0 | $23 million |
| High Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Drought | 30 | 0 | 0 | $110 million |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | $545,000 |
| Blizzard | 20 | 0 | 0 | $515,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 10 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
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
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 14, 2000
- Drought, July 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow, October 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002
- Tornado, June 29, 1986
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Flood, June 14, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2017
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Hail, July 24, 1986
- Hail, June 26, 1990
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2024
- Hail, May 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Hail, July 29, 1973
- Hail, June 4, 2020
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, May 7, 1964
- Tornado, July 15, 1988
- Tornado, June 28, 1990
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, April 14, 1994
- Tornado, April 11, 2001
- Tornado, November 12, 2005
- Tornado, August 19, 2019
- Tornado, May 12, 1963
- Tornado, June 22, 1974
- Tornado, April 14, 1976
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2026
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2025
- Hail, September 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2025
- Hail, April 23, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 20, 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 29, 2023
- Hail, June 17, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Wildfire, April 13, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Hail, August 29, 2022
- Flood, June 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2022
- Flood, June 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 22, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Hail, August 6, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Drought, July 14, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Tornado, May 26, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Tornado, November 30, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Tornado, September 9, 2019
- Tornado, August 19, 2019
- Hail, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Hail, May 27, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 15, 2018
- Tornado, October 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2018
- Heavy Rain, August 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, June 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2018
- Hail, May 11, 2018
- Tornado, May 3, 2018
- Hail, May 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 28, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2017
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2017
- Tornado, August 20, 2017
- Hail, July 20, 2017
- Hail, July 12, 2017
- Hail, May 22, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Hail, May 7, 2017
- Hail, April 15, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2016
- Hail, August 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 19, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Hail, March 30, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2015
- Hail, August 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Flood, October 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2014
- Flood, September 1, 2014
- Tornado, August 31, 2014
- Tornado, July 6, 2014
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Hail, October 4, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Tornado, May 26, 2013
- Hail, April 8, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- High Wind, April 15, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- High Wind, February 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, July 11, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2011
- Lightning, June 10, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- High Wind, October 27, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, June 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 29, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Blizzard, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Tornado, June 7, 2009
- Tornado, April 25, 2009
- Hail, April 24, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Hail, September 23, 2008
- Tornado, July 27, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Hail, April 22, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 14, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2007
- Tornado, August 28, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2007
- Tornado, June 22, 2007
- Tornado, June 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2007
- Tornado, May 6, 2007
- Flood, April 25, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2007
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- High Wind, April 15, 2006
- Tornado, April 15, 2006
- Hail, April 11, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- Tornado, November 12, 2005
- High Wind, November 12, 2005
- Hail, September 18, 2005
- Flood, July 26, 2005
- Hail, July 21, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Tornado, June 20, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- Tornado, May 10, 2005
- High Wind, March 10, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- High Wind, October 30, 2004
- Hail, August 23, 2004
- Tornado, August 3, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Guthrie CountyEvery warning in Guthrie 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.