Storm History: Montgomery County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Montgomery County, Iowa: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 454
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $6.4 million
- Episodes
- 342
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 139 | 0 | 0 | $350,000 |
| Tornado | 94 | 0 | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 19 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $850,000 |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 9, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Heavy Snow, October 25, 1997
- Tornado, April 20, 1964
- Tornado, May 13, 1974
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, May 20, 1987
- Tornado, July 25, 1990
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2019
- Hail, July 24, 1995
- Hail, June 25, 1994
- Flash Flood, August 7, 1999
- Tornado, June 12, 1994
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Flood, October 1, 2014
- Tornado, June 27, 1953
- Tornado, April 25, 1957
- Tornado, May 25, 1957
- Tornado, May 4, 1959
- Tornado, April 12, 1964
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, March 19, 2020
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, May 16, 2026
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Hail, May 11, 2014
- Hail, May 6, 2009
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, June 16, 1987
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2024
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Flood, June 4, 2010
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Hail, April 30, 2024
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 27, 1953
- Tornado, June 13, 1976
- Tornado, May 10, 1959
- Tornado, April 12, 1964
- Tornado, April 20, 1964
- Tornado, May 13, 1974
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, May 8, 1950
- Tornado, May 4, 1959
- Tornado, June 26, 1969
- Tornado, June 6, 1971
- Tornado, April 11, 1981
- Tornado, May 23, 1981
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 28, 2026
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Hail, June 5, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2026
- Hail, May 16, 2026
- Hail, May 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Hail, March 6, 2026
- High Wind, December 28, 2025
- High Wind, December 18, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2024
- Hail, July 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2024
- Tornado, May 24, 2024
- Tornado, May 19, 2024
- Hail, April 30, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Tornado, July 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, May 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2022
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2022
- Tornado, June 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 29, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Blizzard, January 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Hail, March 19, 2020
- Tornado, October 1, 2019
- Hail, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Hail, September 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 11, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Hail, June 29, 2017
- Tornado, June 16, 2017
- Hail, March 6, 2017
- Flood, July 18, 2016
- Hail, July 7, 2016
- Flood, May 26, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Flood, June 11, 2015
- Hail, May 7, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2014
- Flood, October 1, 2014
- Flood, September 10, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2014
- Tornado, June 3, 2014
- Hail, May 11, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2013
- Tornado, October 4, 2013
- High Wind, August 1, 2013
- Hail, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2013
- Hail, May 26, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Blizzard, March 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Drought, July 24, 2012
- Heat, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2012
- Heat, June 27, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Hail, March 29, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2012
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Heat, July 26, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Heat, July 10, 2011
- Heat, June 30, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2011
- Tornado, March 22, 2011
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2011
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Heat, August 2, 2010
- Heat, July 22, 2010
- Heat, July 17, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Flood, June 27, 2010
- Heat, June 26, 2010
- Flood, June 22, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Flood, June 4, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2009
- Hail, June 23, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2009
- Hail, May 6, 2009
- Hail, April 26, 2009
- Hail, April 24, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Hail, September 23, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Tornado, June 20, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flood, October 14, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2007
- Hail, August 20, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2007
- Flood, May 24, 2007
- Hail, May 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 27, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2006
- Hail, September 13, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Hail, April 19, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2004
- Flood, May 23, 2004
- Hail, May 17, 2004
- Hail, May 17, 2004
- Hail, May 17, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2003
- Hail, August 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 1, 2002
- Hail, August 12, 2002
- Hail, June 18, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2002
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 28, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2001
- Hail, June 1, 2001
- Hail, May 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2001
- High Wind, April 6, 2001
- Hail, April 5, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2000
- Tornado, June 13, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Montgomery CountyEvery warning in Montgomery County since 1986Every county in Iowa
Sources
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.