Storm History: Jackson County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jackson 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
- 578
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $70 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 | 112 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Tornado | 102 | 0 | 7 | $14 million |
| Winter Storm | 72 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Winter Weather | 47 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Flash Flood | 45 | 0 | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 43 | 0 | 0 | $454,000 |
| Flood | 39 | 0 | 0 | $23 million |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $303,000 |
| Ice Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $77,000 |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | $27 million |
| Dense Fog | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 8 | 0 | 0 | $495,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, September 18, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Tornado, July 17, 2016
- Tornado, June 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Flood, May 20, 2003
- Flood, July 24, 2010
- Hail, July 7, 2003
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005
- Hail, August 19, 1994
- Tornado, November 9, 1975
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Flood, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, September 21, 2018
- Flood, September 11, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 19, 1994
- Hail, August 16, 1987
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Hail, April 13, 2006
- Flood, September 18, 2002
- Hail, July 24, 1986
- Hail, April 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2009
- Hail, June 28, 2026
- Hail, May 20, 2014
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2006
- Hail, June 20, 1997
- Tornado, July 10, 2025
- Hail, May 21, 2024
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, April 23, 1961
- Tornado, September 21, 1973
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, November 9, 1975
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, July 13, 1992
- Tornado, April 14, 1994
- Tornado, July 19, 1994
- Tornado, May 9, 1995
- Tornado, July 27, 1995
- Tornado, June 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 19, 1955
- Tornado, November 15, 1960
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 28, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Tornado, April 2, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Hail, July 30, 2025
- Tornado, July 11, 2025
- Tornado, July 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Flood, July 1, 2024
- Tornado, June 25, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2024
- Hail, February 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Hail, July 14, 2023
- Tornado, June 24, 2023
- Flood, April 22, 2023
- Hail, April 5, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 24, 2021
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Tornado, June 20, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Tornado, May 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flood, April 25, 2019
- Hail, April 22, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 12, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flood, October 7, 2018
- Tornado, September 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2018
- Tornado, June 9, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2016
- Tornado, July 23, 2016
- Tornado, July 17, 2016
- Tornado, June 14, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Hail, March 31, 2016
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Hail, August 25, 2014
- Hail, July 12, 2014
- Flood, July 1, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2014
- Hail, May 20, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- Flood, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Freezing Fog, January 10, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2013
- Heat, August 26, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Hail, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Hail, April 29, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 4, 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 10, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, May 2, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Flood, April 16, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- Flood, October 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2010
- Dense Fog, January 16, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2009
- Blizzard, December 9, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2009
- Hail, June 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2008
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Tornado, August 4, 2008
- Hail, August 3, 2008
- Tornado, July 2, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2008
- High Wind, April 10, 2008
- Flood, April 1, 2008
- Hail, March 27, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 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
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2007
- Tornado, July 18, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2007
- Tornado, June 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 11, 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
- Heavy Rain, July 21, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Jackson CountyEvery warning in Jackson 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.