Storm History: Howard County, Iowa

Events

493

Deaths

0

Injuries

31

Damage

$25 million

Episodes

363

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.

• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2011$8.4 million · 61 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 19714 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2008$1.9 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 1994$1.6 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019$1.4 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$1.3 million · EF1 · 12 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 20113 injured · $525,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2016$470,000 · 4 events here
• Flood, July 19, 1999$465,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2000$425,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 1999$365,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022$365,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2004$340,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2026$325,000 · 3.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 23, 2010$225,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 17, 1994$220,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Flood, June 23, 2010$200,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 1998$195,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, November 10, 1998$185,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2008$185,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, July 24, 20091 injured · $150,000 · 4.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2026$325,000 · 3.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 1998$195,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, October 4, 2006$125,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20042.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 19792.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$61,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 16, 2014$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, April 9, 2013$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 18, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 15, 196812 injured · $28,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 19532 injured · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 19655 injured · $50,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 19714 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1979F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1964F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 1965$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 1985F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 1994$1.6 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 1995$6,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2004$340,000 · F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Howard County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 20261 injured · $55,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2026$325,000 · 3.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 202658 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2025$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 5, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 15, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 19, 2024$87,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20241 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 2024$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 2024$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 202465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 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 15, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event 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
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 15, 20231 event here
• Flood, May 14, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2022$5,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022$365,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$1.3 million · EF1 · 12 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 2021$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20211 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Hail, September 6, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 29, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2020$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 23, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2020$180,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 2019$5,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 12, 2019$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019$6,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 27, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019$1.4 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20191 event here
• Lightning, September 4, 2018$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 18, 20181 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20171 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2017$22,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 6, 2017$125,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20161 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 2016$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 6, 2016$200 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2016$470,000 · 4 events here
• Heat, July 21, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2016$200 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• Strong Wind, March 16, 2016$200 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 19, 2016$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20151 event here
• Hail, November 11, 20150.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 22, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2014$9,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, August 25, 2014$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20141 event here
• Flood, June 16, 2014$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20131 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 9, 2013$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20131 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Lightning, October 25, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Lightning, August 4, 20122 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Flood, July 18, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2011$8.4 million · 61 kt wind · 8 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 20113 injured · $525,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Dense Fog, December 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 10, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201077 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 23, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 2010$225,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, July 14, 2010$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 23, 2010$200,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2010$4,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20101 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20101 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20101 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 20091 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2009$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20091 injured · $150,000 · 4.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$61,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2008$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2008$1.9 million · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2008$185,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 2, 20082 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2007$85,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2007$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2007$115,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2007$74,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 7, 2007$500 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 2007$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 2007$80,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 4, 2006$125,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20051 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 15, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, March 17, 20051 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 20051 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 200454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2004$15,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2004F1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2004$12,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2004$340,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2004$135,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20042.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20041 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2003$13,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Lightning, July 7, 2003$8,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 2003$5,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2003$4,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2003$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 7, 20031 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 4, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2002$8,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2002$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2002$5,000 · F0 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2002$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 2002$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20021 event here
• High Wind, October 25, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 22, 2001$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 31, 20011 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2001$3,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 7, 2001$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20011 event here
• Ice Storm, February 7, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20001 event here

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Tornadoes in Howard CountyEvery warning in Howard 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.