Storm History: Kossuth County, Iowa

Events

835

Deaths

4

Injuries

42

Damage

$276 million

Episodes

532

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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• Tornado, June 28, 19792 deaths · 34 injured · $25 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, January 25, 20101 death · $75,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 25, 19961 death · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$90 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$40 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 19846 injured · $30 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 19792 deaths · 34 injured · $25 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$12 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2001$11 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 1998$2.6 million · F2 · 13 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 1980$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 1980$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 13, 1997$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2000$801,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2018$550,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2018$360,000 · EF0 · 5 events here

• Hail, July 16, 2007$185,000 · 4.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$15,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 22, 19673 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 1, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 1998$45,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 19802.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2015$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 19682.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20242 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2014$55,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 9, 2013$77,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2012$90,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here

• Tornado, June 28, 19792 deaths · 34 injured · $25 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 29, 19642 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 19846 injured · $30 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011$206,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 1980$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1985F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1994$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1971F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 1974$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Kossuth County, with its track

• Tornado, July 28, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202562 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2025$16,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20246 events here
• Flood, June 21, 2024$128,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 20241 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20242 in hail · 13 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 22, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 2, 20221 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022EF2 · 6 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20211 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, January 15, 20211 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 10, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 6, 20201 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20201.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, August 18, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202061 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 202055 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2020$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 16, 20204 events here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 21, 2019$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 2019$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 2019$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2019$20,000 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2018$20,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2018$200,000 · 7 events here
• Tornado, September 4, 2018$108,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$15,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 23, 2018$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 28, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2018$550,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, June 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2018$360,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$102,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$1,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Hail, October 25, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 201654 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, September 6, 20164 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 12, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 2016$1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 2016$1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2016$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 2016$100,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 201665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2016$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2016$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 24, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 2015$40,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2015$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$65,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2015$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20151 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20140.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2014$112,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2014EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 2014$55,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Blizzard, February 20, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Hail, October 4, 2013$255,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2013$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013$200,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2013$77,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 2012$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 4, 2012$2,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$12 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2012$90,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$90 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2012$16,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2012$10,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2012$22,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2012$8,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 2012$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 2011$150,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2011$84,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2011$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2011$60,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011$150,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$280,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2011$25,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 19, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011$206,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Flood, March 17, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 17, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 12, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 2010$40,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2010$2,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2010$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2010$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2010$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010$201,000 · EF0 · 24 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$40 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2010$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 9, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Kossuth CountyEvery warning in Kossuth 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.