Storm History: Johnson County, Iowa

Events

901

Deaths

6

Injuries

71

Damage

$386 million

Episodes

528

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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• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20192 deaths · 2 events here
• Freezing Fog, January 10, 20232 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 19621 death · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20111 death · $10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here

• Flood, June 1, 2008$230 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 199812 injured · $45 million · 107 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 1997$40 million · F1 · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 200630 injured · $12 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$8.6 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$7.3 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 199817 injured · $6.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$5.0 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1973$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2016$1.5 million · 3 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19941 injured · $1.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2007$1.0 million · EF0 · 9 events here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$648,000 · 2.75 in hail · 22 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 1977$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 24, 1996$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 9, 2003$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2008$500,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 18 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20202.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$648,000 · 2.75 in hail · 22 events here
• Hail, August 11, 2005$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 19992.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 19752.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20092.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2011$25,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2006$14,000 · 2 in hail · 6 events here

• Tornado, May 15, 1968F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 20232 injured · EF4 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1962F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1971F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1971F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 9, 1975$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 16, 1978F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$5.0 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 199817 injured · $6.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$76,000 · EF3 · 5 events here

Every tornado in Johnson County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF1 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202670 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 202670 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20260.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20261.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF1 · 12 events here
• High Wind, February 18, 202653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20251.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202572 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20250.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 202470 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2024EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 12 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF2 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20231.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 202352 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 4, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 18 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20232 injured · EF4 · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Freezing Fog, January 10, 20232 deaths · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 202170 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 202065 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20202.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 201959 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20191 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20192 deaths · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 7, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20181 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2018EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20181 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20171 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2017EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$10,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF0 · 11 events here
• Hail, February 23, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2016$1.5 million · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 201657 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF1 · 6 events here
• Lightning, October 20, 20151 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20151 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2014$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 12, 201461 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20141 injured · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20142 events here
• Flood, June 23, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, April 29, 20141 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20141 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, February 20, 2014$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20142 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, December 19, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, September 19, 2013$151,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, September 3, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2013$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20131 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2013$250,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, April 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 21, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 19, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 2012$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20120.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 201264 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$200 · 62 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2012EF2 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2011$125,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 13, 2011$125,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 201165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2011$25,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20111 death · $10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF2 · 6 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20101 injured · $1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2010$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 4, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$155,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 15, 2010$375,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 6, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20101.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 20101 event here
• Dense Fog, January 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2009$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20092.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20091 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 200970 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, June 22, 2009$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2009$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 28, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 13, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20091 event here
• Dense Fog, December 26, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2008$55,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, July 7, 2008$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20081.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2008$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2008$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$230 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$76,000 · EF3 · 5 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20081 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2008EF2 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20083 injured · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 20081 event here

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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.