Storm History: Lee County, Iowa

Events

722

Deaths

1

Injuries

15

Damage

$70 million

Episodes

491

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, January 24, 19671 death · 10 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 2 events here

• Hail, May 8, 2003$24 million · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$6.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$4.5 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2003$1.2 million · 70 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flood, September 11, 2000$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003$1.0 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 20, 2003$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, September 13, 2008$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$859,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2003$505,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 19671 death · 10 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$500,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2003$435,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2011$255,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 19541 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 17, 19924.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20204 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 19584 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 19763.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20243 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 27, 19653 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 8, 2003$24 million · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$500,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 19992.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 18, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20212.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, January 24, 19671 death · 10 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 19541 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 1965F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1980F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 1967F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1967F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 1969F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 9, 1970F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 1994$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1960$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lee County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF1 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20255 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202458 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20243 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 4, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202387 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 202170 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20212.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20211.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, June 22, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20204 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 26, 201965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Hail, September 27, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 201965 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20191 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 201959 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 27, 20192 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 30, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 16, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 12, 20191 event here
• Flood, February 24, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 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 8, 20181 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, June 28, 201861 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20171 event here
• Tornado, December 4, 2017$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2016EF1 · 7 events here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 201570 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2015$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 20150.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 22, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20141.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 8, 2014$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, February 20, 2014$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20131 event here
• Hail, November 17, 2013$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 3, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 27, 20132 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, April 17, 20133 events here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 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 5, 201263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 25, 201262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2011$255,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 14, 2011$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2011$250,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Flood, August 21, 2010$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2010$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2010$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 13, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 9, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 25, 2010$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2010$5,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2010$250,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, July 19, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 5, 2010$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2010$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2010$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2010$100,000 · EF0 · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 14, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 13, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 13, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 13, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$859,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 30, 20101 in hail · 4 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
• Dense Fog, January 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Flood, August 28, 2009$250,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 200956 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 200970 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2009$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2009$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 200952 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 15, 2009$150,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 20091.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Dense Fog, December 26, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20081 event here
• Sleet, December 14, 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
• Flood, September 13, 2008$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 2008$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2008$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$4.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20081 event 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 5, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Dense Fog, December 20, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 200761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2007$2,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2007$200 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$227,000 · 1 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.