Storm History: Taylor County, Iowa

Events

580

Deaths

0

Injuries

18

Damage

$173 million

Episodes

353

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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• 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
• Tornado, May 11, 2011$15 million · EF1 · 4 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
• Drought, September 1, 2000$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 14, 2000$4.7 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 20, 1999$4.6 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 26, 1997$3.2 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 2011$3.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 19791 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 19812 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$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, May 6, 1993$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 1999$500,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, July 9, 20213.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2010$165,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2009$22,000 · 3 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2001$30,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 1, 2019$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2014$353,000 · 2.75 in hail · 21 events here
• Hail, August 18, 2011$3.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$30,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 7, 19742 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 17, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20181.75 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, October 14, 1966$25,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 1954$500 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1959F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 1964F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 19791 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 1999$500,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2024EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 1958$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 197113 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 1994$10,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1972$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 19812 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 1981F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Taylor County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2025$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, October 30, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2024EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024$5,000 · EF1 · 1 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, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2023$11,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2023EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 2022$30,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20221.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 23, 20212 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20213.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 25, 20212 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, October 1, 2019$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2019$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2019$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20182 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 19, 20182 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20181.75 in hail · 4 events 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
• Frost/Freeze, October 28, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20171 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 5, 20174 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017$85,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 20171 injured · $73,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Hail, August 11, 201661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 201656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2016$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2016$25,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015$80,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 7, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20151.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 2, 2015$25,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2015$8,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2015$50,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, July 15, 20152 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 15, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20151.25 in hail · 17 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2015$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20143 events here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$30,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 28, 20144 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 27, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20141 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 15, 20143 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2014$353,000 · 2.75 in hail · 21 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 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
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2013$8,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 20131 in hail · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 2013$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 16, 2012$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2012$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 2012$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 2011$3.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2011$15 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 3, 2011$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2011$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2010$165,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2010$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 6, 20102 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2010$60,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2010$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 2, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2010$98,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2010$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2010$3,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 2009$50,000 · 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
• Hail, August 9, 2009$22,000 · 3 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 4, 2009$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2009$30,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 14, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 24, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 23, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 27, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 22, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2008$18,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2008$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2008$26,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 9, 2008$11,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2008$55,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2008$60,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2008$15,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 2008$13,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 22, 2008$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$100,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 2, 2007$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2007$15,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2007$120,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2007$12,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2007$85,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2007$75,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2007$7,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2007$100,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 2007$15,000 · EF0 · 4 events 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
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2006$125,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2006$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2006$14,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2006$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 2006$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2006$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2006$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006$4,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 24, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2005$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2005$31,000 · 73 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2005$1,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2005$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 10, 2005$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 2005$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 3, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 30, 2004$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 2004$7,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2004$11,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 25, 2004$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2004$5,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2004$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2004$5,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2004$184,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004$120,000 · F0 · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2004$75,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event 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
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2004$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2003$62,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$13 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 2002$22,000 · 69 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, September 18, 2002$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2002$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 2002$140,000 · F1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2002$13,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2002$75,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2002$1,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 18, 2002$100,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2002$80,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 9, 2002$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 21, 2001$33,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 7, 2001$17,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, August 5, 20011 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2001$11 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 2001$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2001$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2001$30,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 2001$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 2001$50,000 · 72 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 23, 2001$8,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 15, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 2001$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 8, 2001$75,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 18, 2000$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 2000$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2000$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2000$214,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, August 14, 2000$4.7 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2000$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2000$22,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 8, 2000$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 2000$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 19, 19991 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, September 21, 1999$294,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 7, 1999$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here

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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.