Storm History: Lucas County, Iowa

Events

490

Deaths

1

Injuries

7

Damage

$177 million

Episodes

368

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, March 5, 20221 death · 1 injured · $1.5 million · EF4 · 4 events here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$25 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2001$11 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2000$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 14, 2000$4.7 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 20, 1999$4.6 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 26, 1997$3.2 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 20221 death · 1 injured · $1.5 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2010$1.1 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2010$650,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2015$555,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2007$375,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2013$360,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here

• Hail, June 18, 20214 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2015$145,000 · 3.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20213.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20203 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20172.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 2002$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 22, 2001$208,000 · 2.5 in hail · 14 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$140,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, March 5, 20221 death · 1 injured · $1.5 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$25 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 19994 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2001$7,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$2,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019$10,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 1967$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1973F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 1982F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 15, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2001$2,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2008$55,000 · EF2 · 4 events here

Every tornado in Lucas County, with its track

• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Hail, October 30, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 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, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 16, 20230.8 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 13, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 4, 20222 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20221.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, August 30, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 20221 death · 1 injured · $1.5 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20213.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 202150 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20214 in hail · 5 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20203 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 11, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019$10,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 17, 20192 events here
• Hail, July 20, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2019$130,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2019$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2019$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 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
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 16, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 9, 2018$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 21, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 28, 20171 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, July 25, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20172.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2016$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2016$215,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, November 26, 20152 events here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 2015$20,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2015$555,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20151 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2015$350,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2015$145,000 · 3.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$2,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2015$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$140,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2014$25,000 · 3 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 15, 20142 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 2014$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20131 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2013$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2013$360,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, May 26, 2013$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 2, 2013$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 2013$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012$75,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2011$37,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011$62,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011$26,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, June 25, 20111 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011$15,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2011$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2010$1.1 million · 2 events here
• Flood, July 18, 2010$35,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2010$650,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2010$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 25, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 24, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 20101 event here
• Flood, March 9, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 25, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 29, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 22, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, August 27, 2009$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 17, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2009$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 4, 2009$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$7,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 8, 2009$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 14, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2009$30,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flood, March 24, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 8, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20091 event here
• Hail, December 27, 200857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 27, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 26, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 7, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 12, 2008$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2008$150,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, August 1, 2008$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2008$68,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flood, July 24, 2008$110,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2008$125,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, July 18, 2008$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2008$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2008$46,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, June 5, 2008$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 30, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2008$55,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 24, 2008$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 20081 event here
• Flood, April 18, 2008$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 8, 2008$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 2, 2008$100,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$150,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 23, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2007$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 2007$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2007$375,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 25, 2007$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 24, 2007$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2006$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2006$7,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 2005$50,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2005$5,000 · 73 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2005$2,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 13, 2005$30,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 22, 2005$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 3, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 2004$80,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 2004$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2004$6,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2004$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 2004$75,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 18, 2004$80,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 2004$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2004$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 2003$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2003$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 9, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 4, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20031 event here
• Hail, September 18, 2002$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 2002$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 11, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2002$3,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 2002$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2002$25,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 2002$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 23, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 22, 2001$208,000 · 2.5 in hail · 14 events here

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• 1967

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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.