Storm History: Hancock County, Iowa

Events

567

Deaths

1

Injuries

31

Damage

$144 million

Episodes

423

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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• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 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
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$5.0 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 1980$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event 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 18, 1994$1.0 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2017$315,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• High Wind, November 10, 1998$305,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, September 21, 1999$294,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 1998$270,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 19533 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1963$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

• Hail, July 16, 2007$35,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$40,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2003$7,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2024$100,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2013$41,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2005$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2000$13,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 13, 1995$15,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 8, 19732 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 19582 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 10, 19533 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$5.0 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 28, 1986F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 1980$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 199116 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1994$1.0 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 1994$55,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 19518 injured · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1963$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 1973$50,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1980F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Hancock County, with its track

• Tornado, July 28, 2025$10,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025$18,000 · 62 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2025$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events 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
• Hail, September 19, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2024$100,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events 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 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 18, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20221.75 in hail · 4 events 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
• Tornado, April 12, 2022$20,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$500 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20211 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 20210.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 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
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 20, 201961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$100,000 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 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
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2018$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2018$200,000 · 5 events here
• Hail, September 17, 2018$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$40,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 23, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2018$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2018$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2018$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2018$20,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 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
• High Wind, December 9, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20171 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 13, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2017$315,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2017$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 2017$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 19, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20161.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 6, 20163 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 201656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2016$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 in hail · 1 event 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, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 201557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 2015$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 16, 20152 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2014$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20141 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20140.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2014$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$220,000 · EF1 · 3 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, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 2013$15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 2013$72,000 · 1.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2013$41,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2013$40,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013$75,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2013$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events 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
• Hail, September 4, 2012$42,000 · 64 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2012$5,000 · 1 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$20,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20111 event here
• High Wind, September 29, 2011$125,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 2011$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 2011$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2011$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 2010$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 30, 20101 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2010$1,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010$12,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 10, 2010$30,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2010$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events 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
• Winter Storm, December 24, 2009$50,000 · 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
• High Wind, February 9, 2009$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 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
• Hail, August 4, 2008$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2008$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2008$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, February 4, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 2007$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2007$35,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2007$140,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Hail, May 23, 2007$30,000 · 1.25 in hail · 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
• Winter Storm, November 10, 2006$70,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2006$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2006$11,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2006$30,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2006$20,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2006$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006$5,000 · F0 · 1 event 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, June 26, 2005$124,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2005$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2005$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 13, 2005$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2005$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 18, 2005$5,000 · 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
• Flood, September 15, 2004$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2004$145,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Hancock CountyEvery warning in Hancock 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.