Storm History: Henry County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Henry 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
- 502
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $27 million
- Episodes
- 372
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 | 105 | 0 | 5 | $2.5 million |
| Hail | 87 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Flash Flood | 68 | 0 | 0 | $633,000 |
| Winter Storm | 65 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 34 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 33 | 0 | 2 | $194,000 |
| Drought | 17 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Heavy Snow | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 13 | 1 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $144,000 |
| Blizzard | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 6 | 0 | 0 | $495,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Flood, August 13, 2010
- Tornado, May 3, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005
- Hail, October 29, 2004
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, April 30, 2003
- Tornado, January 24, 1967
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2006
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
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, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, July 28, 1986
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, April 14, 1994
- Tornado, May 9, 1970
- Tornado, April 21, 1973
- Tornado, June 16, 1990
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Tornado, May 3, 2012
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, April 16, 2024
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Hail, March 31, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Tornado, June 3, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 2024
- Hail, March 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Hail, June 4, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Tornado, May 6, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Tornado, July 5, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Tornado, September 25, 2018
- Tornado, August 28, 2018
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- Blizzard, December 28, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Tornado, July 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2015
- Hail, April 7, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2014
- Hail, May 27, 2014
- Hail, May 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 3, 2013
- Heat, August 26, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 21, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, August 7, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, June 24, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2012
- Tornado, May 3, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Winter Weather, March 4, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, July 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Flood, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Dense Fog, January 16, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2009
- Blizzard, December 9, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Hail, June 2, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2008
- Blizzard, January 29, 2008
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Dense Fog, December 20, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, September 30, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2007
- Flood, August 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2007
- Tornado, June 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007
- Tornado, March 31, 2007
- Hail, March 21, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 8, 2006
- Drought, March 1, 2006
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2006
- Drought, February 1, 2006
- Drought, January 1, 2006
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2005
- Drought, December 1, 2005
- Drought, November 1, 2005
- Hail, October 3, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Hail, September 8, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2005
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2005
- Hail, October 29, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2004
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2003
- Heavy Rain, June 25, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, April 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Hail, June 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Hail, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2001
- Flood, July 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2001
- Flood, May 3, 2001
- Strong Wind, April 23, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- Flood, February 24, 2001
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Henry CountyEvery warning in Henry 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.