Storm History: Pocahontas County, Iowa

Events

595

Deaths

0

Injuries

2

Damage

$198 million

Episodes

419

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$90 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011$13 million · EF4 · 9 events 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
• Tornado, June 7, 19841 injured · $5.0 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1984$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1990$2.5 million · F2 · 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, July 21, 2010$1.1 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2013$370,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events 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
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2007$280,000 · 80 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$250,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, July 25, 2000$18,000 · 4 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 11, 19704 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$37,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2001$4,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20172.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2003$19,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 14, 19872.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 19802.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 19742.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2018$35,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2018$160,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2014$30,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 18, 1974F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977$3,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1979$3,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 19841 injured · $5.0 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011$13 million · EF4 · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 1953F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995$30,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 1960F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1980$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1981F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 1983F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Pocahontas County, with its track

• Flash Flood, September 16, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 28, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 20241 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024$10,000 · EF1 · 3 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 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2023$20,000 · EF0 · 11 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
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events 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
• Hail, August 24, 20221.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, June 21, 20221 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 20221 injured · $150,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 2021$500 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 8, 20214 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event 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
• Funnel Cloud, August 22, 20202 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, July 28, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 27, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$37,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 16, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2018$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 4, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20181.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20181.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2018$160,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 10, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2018$100 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2018$35,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 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
• Hail, August 26, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 19, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20172.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 1 event 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 15, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 6, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 201661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2016EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 2016$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2016$65,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events 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
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 201557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 16, 20155 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2015$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2015$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2015$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2015$10,000 · EF1 · 1 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, January 5, 20151 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$30,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2014$30,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 2014$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 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
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2013$95,000 · 1.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2013$370,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013$75,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2013$50,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 10, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 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 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$90 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2012$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2012$25,000 · EF1 · 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
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2011$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011$150,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$15,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2011$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011$13 million · EF4 · 9 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 12, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2010$42,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, July 30, 20101 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2010$1.1 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2010$86,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 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
• Winter Storm, December 24, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 12, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2009$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2009$214,000 · 1.25 in hail · 7 events here
• High Wind, February 9, 2009$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 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
• Tornado, June 11, 2008$150,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2008$8,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 29, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2007$280,000 · 80 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2007$57,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2007$25,000 · EF2 · 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 20, 20071 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
• Hail, September 16, 2006$10,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2006$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2006$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 29, 2006$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2006$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006$15,000 · F0 · 2 events 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
• Tornado, September 8, 2005$5,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2005$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 26, 2005$40,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 26, 2005$124,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2005$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2005$35,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 13, 2005$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2005$26,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 22, 2005$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 2004$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 30, 2004$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 17, 2004$7,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, September 15, 2004$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2004$45,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2004$5,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2004$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004$19,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2004$62,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 27, 2004$75,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Pocahontas CountyEvery warning in Pocahontas 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.