Storm History: Sac County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Sac 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
- 513
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $188 million
- Episodes
- 393
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 122 | 0 | 1 | $12 million |
| Hail | 99 | 0 | 0 | $36 million |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | $106 million |
| High Wind | 35 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Blizzard | 34 | 0 | 0 | $530,000 |
| Flood | 33 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Flash Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 28 | 0 | 0 | $821,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | $160,000 |
| Winter Storm | 19 | 0 | 0 | $475,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 10 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 14, 2000
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2003
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 8, 1967
- Tornado, July 28, 1986
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, September 20, 1980
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Tornado, May 15, 1965
- Tornado, July 14, 1970
- Tornado, September 12, 1972
- Tornado, July 5, 1978
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, April 27, 1989
- Tornado, May 28, 1991
- Tornado, May 15, 1998
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2025
- Hail, April 23, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2024
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Tornado, August 5, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 13, 2023
- Tornado, May 12, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 13, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, August 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Hail, September 13, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 14, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 22, 2021
- Hail, June 16, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Drought, July 21, 2020
- Funnel Cloud, July 5, 2020
- Tornado, June 18, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2019
- Tornado, May 29, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- High Wind, April 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 15, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2018
- Tornado, September 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2018
- Tornado, June 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2017
- Tornado, August 20, 2017
- Hail, July 20, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Hail, April 19, 2017
- Blizzard, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Hail, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Hail, March 30, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Hail, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, June 6, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, May 29, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Tornado, August 31, 2014
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Tornado, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, June 22, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Blizzard, March 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2012
- Hail, May 25, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2011
- High Wind, October 7, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Hail, May 12, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2010
- Hail, September 18, 2010
- Tornado, August 10, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2010
- Funnel Cloud, July 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2010
- Tornado, July 21, 2010
- Tornado, June 22, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Tornado, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- High Wind, June 10, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Hail, May 6, 2009
- High Wind, February 9, 2009
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Hail, August 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Tornado, September 30, 2007
- Tornado, August 28, 2007
- Flood, August 22, 2007
- Hail, July 18, 2007
- Tornado, July 3, 2007
- Tornado, May 6, 2007
- Flood, April 25, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- High Wind, April 15, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- High Wind, November 12, 2005
- Flood, July 26, 2005
- Tornado, July 24, 2005
- Flood, June 26, 2005
- Flood, June 12, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- High Wind, October 30, 2004
- Tornado, August 26, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
- Hail, May 28, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2004
- High Wind, April 27, 2004
- High Wind, April 18, 2004
- Hail, March 26, 2004
- High Wind, March 20, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2003
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 20, 2003
- Flood, July 5, 2003
- Hail, July 4, 2003
- Flood, June 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2003
- High Wind, May 30, 2003
- Flood, May 9, 2003
- Flood, May 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 6, 2003
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Sac CountyEvery warning in Sac 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.