Storm History: O'Brien County, Iowa

Events

826

Deaths

0

Injuries

7

Damage

$41 million

Episodes

636

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.

• Hail, July 13, 2004$10 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 2013$10 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 1980$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 2024$2.3 million · 5 events here
• Hail, October 1, 2002$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2009$2.0 million · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2022$1.4 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$1.3 million · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2023$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$1.0 million · 83 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$590,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2020$550,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 1993$505,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$470,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 21, 2022$442,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2021$370,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, July 28, 2020$345,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2022$320,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 16, 1996$300,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 1, 1971$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, July 9, 2009$2.0 million · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 19704 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2024$4,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, September 22, 20102.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 5, 19992.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 19992.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 19842.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20252.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20222.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20202.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 22, 20252 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 10, 2024$4,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20122 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, May 5, 1965$3,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986$25,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 28, 1986F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2010$20,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 1967F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 1, 1971$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 1992F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 1994$6,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 1963$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1968$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1973F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in O'Brien County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20261.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2026EF0 · 8 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 31, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20262 events here
• High Wind, February 18, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 21, 202659 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 18, 20252 injured · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20252 events here
• High Wind, December 9, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 8, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20252 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 16, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20250.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2025EF1 · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20252.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 19, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202554 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, December 19, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 15, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 31, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2024$4,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 20, 2024$2.3 million · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 202470 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, June 6, 20241 event here
• Flood, May 31, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 20241 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2024$4,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20241 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20243 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, December 24, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, October 28, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2023$42,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 2023$7,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2023$1.2 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 21, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 15, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 15, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, December 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2022$320,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2022$5,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20222.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$470,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2022$250,000 · 78 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2022$1.4 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20221 event here
• Drought, June 21, 2022$442,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2022$2,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 23, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20211 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$80,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2021$370,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, September 1, 2021$6,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$111,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2021$137,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2021$33,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2021$3,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, January 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 9, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2020$60,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 24, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2020$50,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2020$550,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 28, 2020$345,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20202.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20201 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20202 injured · $11,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 201970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 30, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$1.3 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, May 27, 20191 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 6, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20195 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$590,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 2018$7,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, October 14, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 9, 20182 events here
• Flood, October 1, 20182 events here
• Flood, September 20, 20183 events here
• Flood, September 20, 20183 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 27, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 11, 20181 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20182 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20182 events here
• Flood, June 20, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, May 11, 20181 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 18, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 14, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 28, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 19, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 26, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20171 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2017EF2 · 6 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201758 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 201770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 16, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here

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Tornadoes in O'Brien CountyEvery warning in O'Brien 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.