Storm History: Monroe County, Iowa

Events

405

Deaths

0

Injuries

8

Damage

$174 million

Episodes

311

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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None recorded.

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$25 million · F4 · 1 event 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
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2013$1.4 million · 1.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2015$1.1 million · 3.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$400,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 19962 injured · $380,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2019$320,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, November 10, 1998$305,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, May 8, 2003$20,000 · 4.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20214 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2015$1.1 million · 3.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 20, 1998$125,000 · 3.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20183 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 2004$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 22, 2001$91,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 22, 1995$15,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$200,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 1999$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 25, 2008$3,000 · EF5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1964$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 1969F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 12, 2005$50,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$400,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 19884 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1998$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2001$150,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Monroe County, with its track

• Hail, June 19, 2025$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20243 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20241.5 in hail · 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
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 4, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20221.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 9, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 202150 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20214 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 20, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2019$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2019$320,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Rain, May 18, 20191 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 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 16, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20183 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2018$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 12, 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
• Hail, May 17, 20171 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 28, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2016$70,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015$175,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2015$180,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2015$1.1 million · 3.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$400,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015$6,000 · EF1 · 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$200,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20145 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2014$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event 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
• Hail, October 30, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2013$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2013$1.4 million · 1.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 2, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2013$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013$5,000 · 1 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
• Hail, June 24, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012$32,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2011$40,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011$77,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 2010$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 23, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2010$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 201062 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20101 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2010$7,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$250,000 · 5 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2010$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 2010$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 25, 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
• Blizzard, December 8, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2009$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 8, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 27, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Sleet, December 14, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2008$268,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2008$115,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2008$40,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2008$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008$135,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$3,000 · EF5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2008$95,000 · EF1 · 4 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$100,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 25, 2007$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, November 29, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 12, 2005$50,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 8, 2005$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 2005$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2005$20,000 · 1 in hail · 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, August 26, 2004$10,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 25, 2004$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 2004$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 2004$75,000 · 56 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
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 9, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2003$20,000 · 4.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 4, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2003$110,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 2003$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20031 event here
• Hail, September 18, 2002$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2002$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 24, 2002$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 9, 2002$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 2002$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, December 22, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, October 23, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 22, 2001$91,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Heat, August 5, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2001$30,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2001$11 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2001$15,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2001$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2001$150,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 7, 2001$150,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 2001$50,000 · 72 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 23, 2001$8,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 15, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 15, 2001$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 2001$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 8, 2001$75,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 2000$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2000$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 14, 2000$4.7 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2000$15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2000$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2000$253,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 24, 2000$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2000$150,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2000$3,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2000$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 25, 2000$40,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 2000$50,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, September 21, 1999$294,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 20, 1999$4.6 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 1999$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 16, 1999$225,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 22, 1999$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 6, 1999$7,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 1999$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 1999$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 1998$305,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 17, 1998$80,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 5, 1998$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 6, 1998$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1998$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1998$9,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 1998$80,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 23, 1998$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 1998$125,000 · 3.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 1998$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 30, 1998$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 1998F1 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, March 17, 1998$6,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 1998$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 14, 1998$2,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 4, 1998$20,000 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1986
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• 1983
• 1981
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• 1979
• 1975
• 1973
• 1970
• 1969
• 1965
• 1964
• 1956

Tornadoes in Monroe CountyEvery warning in Monroe 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.