Storm History: Tama County, Iowa

Events

625

Deaths

1

Injuries

35

Damage

$183 million

Episodes

420

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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• Tornado, April 23, 19611 death · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989$25 million · F4 · 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
• Drought, September 1, 2000$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 14, 2000$4.7 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2011$4.3 million · EF0 · 9 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 26, 1997$3.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1975$2.8 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 19611 death · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1998$1.5 million · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 1979$1.3 million · F1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 1994$601,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 1983$500,000 · F1 · 3 events here

• Hail, May 8, 2003$20,000 · 4.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 17, 19924.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 19873.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2010$1,000 · 3.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$3,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2008$1,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2017$8,000 · 2.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20142.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 7, 19922.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2013$8,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2011$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 4, 19792.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 25, 2008$8,000 · EF5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1953$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1964$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977$275,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 28, 1986F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 1989$25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022$201,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 19611 death · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 1953$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 1958$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1959$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 19664 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1971$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 1973$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 1974F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Tama County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202559 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2025$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20251 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 28, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 28, 2024$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2024$10,000 · 2 in hail · 12 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20241 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20243 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 4, 20221 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 20, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022$201,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20211 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 23, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021$26,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 25, 20212 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20201.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020$1,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flood, June 22, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2020$400,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 19, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202056 kt wind · 6 events here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 2019$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019EF3 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019$20,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 22, 20191 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$200,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 9, 20181 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, October 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 26, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 2, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2018$10,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2018$3,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 28, 20171 event here
• Hail, July 12, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2017$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2017$8,000 · 2.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$40,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 7, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20153 events here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2015$75,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20141 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2014$226,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$250,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 2014$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2014$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2014$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2014$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20142.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 2014$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20131 event here
• Hail, September 19, 2013$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 6, 2013$8,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 201365 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2013$450,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 2013$25,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 2013$25,000 · 1 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
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF2 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 2012$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2011$4.3 million · EF0 · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$80,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2011$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2011$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2010$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 2010$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2010$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2010$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2010$26,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2010$1,000 · 3.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 2010$10,000 · 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
• 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
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2009$60,000 · 7 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$3,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2009$100,000 · 82 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2009$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2009EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 5, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 27, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 2008$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2008$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2008$1,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2008$49,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2008$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2008$70,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2008$17,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2008$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2008$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2008$110,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$8,000 · EF5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2008$55,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flood, April 18, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 2008$50,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2007$2,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2007$38,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2007$400,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 2007$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2006$28,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 30, 2006$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2006$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 27, 2006$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2006$105,000 · F0 · 9 events here
• Hail, March 8, 2006$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 15, 2005$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2005$1,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2005$6,000 · 73 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 26, 2005$124,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2005$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2005$4,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 22, 2005$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 21, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 2004$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2004$8,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2004$12,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2004$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2004$39,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2004$31,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• High Wind, April 27, 2004$75,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 18, 2004$80,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 2004$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 2004$10,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Tama CountyEvery warning in Tama 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.