Storm History: Louisa County, Iowa

Events

457

Deaths

5

Injuries

7

Damage

$90 million

Episodes

377

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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• Winter Storm, February 3, 20082 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 19981 death · 1 injured · $1.0 million · 107 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20081 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 8, 1988$25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$19 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$7.3 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2003$7.3 million · F0 · 19 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2016$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$2.0 million · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 19981 death · 1 injured · $1.0 million · 107 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003$1.0 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 20071 injured · $1.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 1996$800,000 · 85 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 9, 2003$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 29, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 17, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2009$350,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$264,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1981$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 1987$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20243 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20202.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 19992.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$50,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2006$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 1997$5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20261.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 17, 2013$200 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2011$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, January 24, 19671 injured · $25,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1992F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 1994$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 20071 injured · $1.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$25,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1970$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 1983$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Louisa County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20261 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20261.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20252 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 4, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20241 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20243 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Flood, April 22, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF4 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 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
• Hail, June 18, 20211.5 in hail · 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
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20202.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 26, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 13, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 201959 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, April 25, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 16, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 8, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 7, 20183 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 201865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 6, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20162 events here
• Flood, September 27, 2016$200,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2016$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$2.0 million · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2016EF1 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 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, August 20, 20140.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20143 events here
• Flood, June 23, 20141 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 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
• Hail, November 17, 2013$200 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 3, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Flood, June 25, 20131 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20133 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20132 events here
• Flood, April 17, 20134 events here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20132 events 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 · 3 events here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 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 19, 2011$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 16, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 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
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Hail, November 22, 20100.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 4, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 25, 2010$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 8, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 17, 2010$500,000 · 1 event 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
• Blizzard, December 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Flood, August 29, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 2009$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2009$350,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 200960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 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 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2008$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 200870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$19 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$25,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20082 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20081 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20080.75 in hail · 1 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, 20082 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, January 5, 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
• Hail, September 30, 200761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2007EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 20071 injured · $1.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20071 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20071 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2006$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 2006$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2006$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 2006$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$50,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20061 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2006$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20051 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$7.3 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005$160,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$264,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, January 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 3, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 23, 2004$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2004$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 11, 20041 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20041 event here
• Flood, May 23, 20041 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2004$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 2004$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2004$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003$1.0 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 9, 2003$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2003$7.3 million · F0 · 19 events here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20031 event here
• Hail, July 28, 200261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20021 event here
• Flood, April 21, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20021 event here
• Hail, September 7, 200161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2001$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20011 event here
• Strong Wind, April 23, 20011 event here
• Flood, April 14, 20011 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1962

Tornadoes in Louisa CountyEvery warning in Louisa 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.