Storm History: Palo Alto County, Iowa

Events

580

Deaths

1

Injuries

1

Damage

$142 million

Episodes

434

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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• Flash Flood, June 11, 20081 death · 56 kt wind · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 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
• Hail, October 1, 2002$4.5 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 1980$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 19841 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 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, June 12, 1994$1.2 million · F2 · 4 events here
• Flood, June 21, 2024$721,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$585,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 1998$305,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, September 21, 1999$294,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here

• Hail, July 25, 2000$22,000 · 4 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$100,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20112.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2003$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 1998$170,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 19592.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2015$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20242 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2013$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2012$3,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2005$12,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 1, 1998$70,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 20, 1959F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1979$25,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 19841 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011$3,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1953F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1967$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1979F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1985F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 1994$55,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1968F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Palo Alto County, with its track

• Tornado, July 28, 2025$50,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20251 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20245 events here
• Flood, June 21, 2024$721,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20242 in hail · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 12, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2023EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 20221 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, June 21, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$585,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 5, 20212 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 10, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, August 18, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 21, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 27, 2019$150,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 23, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 11, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2018$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20185 events here
• Tornado, September 4, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$100,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 4, 2018$40,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018EF3 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 14, 20181 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 4, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2018$200,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Flood, June 10, 20181.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2018$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 12, 20181 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 2017$120,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$2,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2016$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 2016$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 201557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 16, 20153 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2015$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 15, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2014$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2014$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2014$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$5,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 14, 2014$1,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014$3,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 2014$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Hail, October 4, 2013$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 2013$13,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2013$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 2013$19,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 2012$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 4, 2012$10,000 · 64 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2012$3,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 2012$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 2011$17,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 23, 2011$70,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 14, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011$150,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 2011$35,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2011$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20112.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011$3,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 21, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 12, 2010$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 21, 2010$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2010$25,000 · 62 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2010$245,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2010$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 25, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2010$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2010$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010$12,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2010$41,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 14, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 2009$45,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 2008$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2008$6,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20081 death · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2008$31,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2008$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 30, 2007$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2007$7,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2007$25,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 12, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 1, 2007$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$250,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 31, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 2006$70,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2006$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2006$5,000 · 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

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Tornadoes in Palo Alto CountyEvery warning in Palo Alto 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.