Storm History: Linn County, Iowa

Events

1,436

Deaths

8

Injuries

262

Damage

$829 million

Episodes

645

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, July 13, 19921 death · 2 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 4, 20051 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20141 death · 1 injured · 5 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20141 death · 5 injured · 1 in hail · 20 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 20151 death · EF1 · 9 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 20201 death · 200 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events here

• Flood, June 1, 2008$750 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990$25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2003$5.6 million · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$5.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$4.6 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 28, 19723 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Flood, September 23, 2016$2.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2003$2.0 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$1.4 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1993$1.0 million · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2003$1.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$989,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 1994$550,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, June 10, 2003$550,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2003$545,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 19992 injured · $520,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 1994$505,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2009$500,000 · EF1 · 4 events here

• Hail, May 31, 19588 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20234 in hail · 23 events here
• Hail, August 16, 19873.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 1, 19563 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20202.75 in hail · 29 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 20 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20152.75 in hail · 22 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$95,000 · 2.75 in hail · 19 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$5.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 24, 19862.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 19842.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 19612.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 14, 1966$275,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 1954F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1964F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990$25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 19921 death · 2 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 19534 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1964F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 9, 1970F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 1973F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Linn County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF1 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 202670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026EF1 · 11 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF1 · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20251.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202572 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2025EF2 · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 202578 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, March 19, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF1 · 14 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20241.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20241.25 in hail · 4 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 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF0 · 18 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20231.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20234 in hail · 23 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Tornado, January 16, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20222 events here
• Hail, November 4, 20221 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 202256 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 202261 kt wind · 12 events here
• High Wind, March 25, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 202170 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202161 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20214 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 20211 injured · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 20201 death · 200 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.75 in hail · 20 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202061 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 202056 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20202.75 in hail · 29 events 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
• Flash Flood, September 12, 201956 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2019EF0 · 8 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2019$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201987 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, March 12, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2018$1,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 3, 2018$35,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 201865 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20181.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, April 18, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 20171 injured · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20171.25 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20171.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20171.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 19, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 7 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Flood, September 23, 2016$2.2 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 2016$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 201670 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 20164 injured · $250,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201661 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 201657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 201657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 20162 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20151.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20152.75 in hail · 22 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 20151 death · EF1 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20151 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF1 · 3 events 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
• Flood, July 1, 20141 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20141 death · 5 injured · 1 in hail · 20 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20141 death · 1 injured · 5 events here
• Flood, June 23, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20142 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, February 20, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20142 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20141 event here
• Freezing Fog, January 10, 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
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20131 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, September 10, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 201365 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 201352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 27, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2013$250,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20131.25 in hail · 3 events 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, 20122 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 7, 2012$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 5, 201263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 201264 kt wind · 10 events here
• Hail, July 25, 201262 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$85,000 · 1 in hail · 20 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20122.5 in hail · 11 events 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
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20112 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20111 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$150,000 · 104 kt wind · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2011$50,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2011$160,000 · 2 in hail · 30 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 11, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 22, 201152 kt wind · 1 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 20, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20101 event here
• Hail, September 21, 2010$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, July 23, 20101 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$15,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$15,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$500 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2010$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 5, 2010$3,000 · 1.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 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
• 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$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20091.75 in hail · 5 events here
• High Wind, August 3, 2009$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Linn CountyEvery warning in Linn 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.