Storm History: Osceola County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Osceola 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
- 607
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $40 million
- Episodes
- 502
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 | 138 | 0 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| Winter Weather | 82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 79 | 0 | 14 | $15 million |
| Winter Storm | 45 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Blizzard | 42 | 0 | 1 | $28,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 40 | 0 | 0 | $381,000 |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| High Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $127,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $172,000 |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Flash Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, June 25, 2010
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Tornado, June 6, 1982
- Flood, June 20, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Hail, June 12, 2001
- Tornado, August 7, 1994
- Tornado, May 7, 1993
- Drought, September 8, 2020
- Drought, October 18, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2023
- Tornado, June 27, 1998
- Tornado, August 18, 2017
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Tornado, June 13, 2001
- Tornado, June 13, 1968
- Tornado, May 31, 1971
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2009
- Hail, May 11, 1970
- Hail, August 14, 1958
- Hail, September 22, 2010
- Hail, June 12, 2001
- Hail, September 14, 1987
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2025
- Hail, September 21, 2025
- Hail, July 10, 2024
- Hail, May 12, 1986
- Hail, July 10, 2023
- Hail, April 22, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 2022
- Hail, September 9, 2015
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 25, 2010
- Tornado, May 8, 1964
- Tornado, May 31, 1971
- Tornado, October 1, 1971
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Tornado, August 7, 1994
- Tornado, July 9, 1966
- Tornado, June 13, 1968
- Tornado, July 5, 1978
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
- Tornado, June 6, 1982
- Tornado, August 18, 1990
- Tornado, May 28, 1991
- Tornado, May 7, 1993
- Tornado, June 12, 1994
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 13, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Blizzard, January 21, 2026
- High Wind, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 8, 2025
- Hail, September 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2025
- Tornado, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Hail, June 11, 2025
- High Wind, May 19, 2025
- High Wind, May 19, 2025
- Hail, April 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 19, 2024
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2024
- Heat, August 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2024
- Hail, July 10, 2024
- Hail, July 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2024
- Flood, June 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- Strong Wind, June 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2024
- High Wind, April 16, 2024
- High Wind, April 2, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Hail, July 10, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2023
- Hail, June 8, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 30, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2023
- Blizzard, February 21, 2023
- High Wind, February 15, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2023
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Blizzard, December 15, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 18, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Wildfire, April 23, 2022
- Hail, April 23, 2022
- Hail, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- High Wind, March 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2021
- Tornado, August 20, 2021
- Tornado, August 8, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2021
- Blizzard, January 14, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 9, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 24, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 8, 2020
- Hail, June 21, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2020
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Tornado, August 17, 2019
- Hail, July 20, 2019
- Heat, June 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Hail, May 14, 2019
- Ice Storm, April 10, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 14, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 10, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2018
- Lightning, March 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 26, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2017
- Hail, August 21, 2017
- Tornado, August 18, 2017
- Hail, August 1, 2017
- Hail, June 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- Blizzard, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 29, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2015
- Hail, September 9, 2015
- Hail, June 22, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Blizzard, January 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2013
- Hail, August 31, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2013
- Winter Weather, May 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Osceola CountyEvery warning in Osceola 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.