Storm History: Iowa County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Iowa 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
- 600
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 23
- Damage
- $59 million
- Episodes
- 441
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 | 137 | 0 | 9 | $31 million |
| Hail | 129 | 0 | 3 | $2.7 million |
| Winter Storm | 68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 60 | 0 | 1 | $622,000 |
| Winter Weather | 40 | 1 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Flood | 37 | 0 | 0 | $4.3 million |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 9 | $824,000 |
| Ice Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $906,000 |
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | $19 million |
| Blizzard | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $121,000 |
| Dense Fog | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 6 | 0 | 0 | $83,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 1998
- Tornado, June 21, 2007
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, June 10, 1986
- Tornado, April 27, 1991
- Flood, May 9, 2003
- Flood, May 1, 2009
- Flood, June 19, 2009
- Flood, August 27, 2009
- Flood, May 13, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, August 12, 1974
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, May 15, 1968
- Tornado, April 30, 1954
- Tornado, June 22, 1964
- Tornado, August 12, 1974
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, April 16, 1960
- Tornado, September 9, 1970
- Tornado, May 18, 1971
- Tornado, May 13, 1974
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, July 13, 1992
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 2, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Hail, October 24, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2024
- Hail, May 27, 2024
- Tornado, May 24, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Hail, May 19, 2024
- Hail, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Hail, May 13, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Tornado, May 6, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2023
- Tornado, January 16, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, May 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 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
- Flood, October 7, 2018
- Flood, September 5, 2018
- Flood, September 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2018
- Tornado, August 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 20, 2018
- Tornado, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2016
- Hail, May 26, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Flood, June 30, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 22, 2014
- Hail, May 12, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2013
- Hail, October 4, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 3, 2013
- Drought, August 27, 2013
- Heat, August 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Flood, May 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 26, 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
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2012
- Drought, August 7, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, May 3, 2012
- Hail, May 2, 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
- Lightning, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2010
- Flood, August 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2010
- Flood, July 31, 2010
- Flood, July 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2010
- Flood, May 13, 2010
- Flood, April 25, 2010
- Flood, April 9, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 19, 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
- Flood, August 27, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2009
- Flood, June 19, 2009
- Flood, May 1, 2009
- Flood, April 29, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 28, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2009
- Blizzard, January 12, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 27, 2008
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2008
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Tornado, July 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2008
- Flood, April 1, 2008
- Hail, March 31, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Hail, February 4, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2008
- Blizzard, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2008
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2008
- 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
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2007
- Tornado, June 21, 2007
- Hail, June 21, 2007
- Hail, June 7, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007
- Tornado, March 31, 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
- Hail, August 10, 2006
- Hail, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, April 13, 2006
- Hail, March 8, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Iowa CountyEvery warning in Iowa 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.