Storm History: Ida County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Ida 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
- 556
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $27 million
- Episodes
- 445
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 139 | 0 | 1 | $451,000 |
| Tornado | 70 | 0 | 4 | $7.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 46 | 0 | 0 | $16 million |
| Winter Storm | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 39 | 0 | 0 | $33,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $167,000 |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| High Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $122,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Drought, July 28, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Flood, June 19, 1996
- Tornado, July 5, 1994
- Tornado, June 5, 1994
- Flood, June 15, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, June 16, 1957
- Tornado, July 26, 1969
- Tornado, July 30, 1979
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Hail, June 16, 2021
- Drought, June 14, 2022
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 12, 2011
- Hail, July 24, 1986
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2008
- Hail, May 15, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2025
- Hail, June 29, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Hail, April 12, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2021
- Hail, August 30, 2021
- Tornado, September 24, 2019
- Hail, April 24, 2016
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Hail, May 15, 2026
- Hail, April 23, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Hail, August 15, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 19, 2024
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2024
- Heat, August 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2024
- Flood, June 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 13, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 30, 2023
- Hail, April 19, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 11, 2023
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Wildfire, April 23, 2022
- Hail, April 23, 2022
- Drought, April 19, 2022
- Hail, April 12, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Hail, August 30, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 27, 2021
- Hail, June 16, 2021
- Hail, May 2, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2021
- Blizzard, January 14, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 9, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 24, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Hail, August 10, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Drought, July 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2020
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Tornado, September 24, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Heat, June 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2018
- Flood, September 20, 2018
- Tornado, September 20, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Heat, July 4, 2018
- Flood, July 1, 2018
- Flood, June 26, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 26, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2017
- Hail, July 4, 2017
- Hail, June 29, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2017
- Hail, March 6, 2017
- Blizzard, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Hail, August 23, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Hail, May 30, 2016
- Hail, April 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2015
- Hail, June 6, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Blizzard, January 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Hail, June 30, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Flood, June 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2012
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 2, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Hail, May 12, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 13, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2010
- Tornado, June 26, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Ida CountyEvery warning in Ida 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.