Storm History: Van Buren County, Iowa

Events

515

Deaths

4

Injuries

20

Damage

$35 million

Episodes

372

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 16, 19672 deaths · 16 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 30, 20031 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Hail, October 24, 2024$10 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 19672 deaths · 16 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$892,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$540,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 9, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2010$255,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 1989$253,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 19591 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 1964$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1967$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1975$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Flood, July 5, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 20, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2013$250,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$190,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2008$180,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2003$137,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here

• Hail, April 8, 20204 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1965$250 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20243 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, September 20, 20013 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20192.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 22, 20002.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 19752.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$60,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 20, 1997$20,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 1995$2,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 19872 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 19702 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, January 24, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 19672 deaths · 16 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 19591 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1960$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1967$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1975$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 1994$50,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 1964$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Van Buren County, with its track

• Hail, March 26, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 24, 2024$10 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20243 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20241.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 4, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2023EF1 · 4 events here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 202170 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20213 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20211.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20211.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 27, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20204 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 201965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20192.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 201959 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 27, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20190.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$500 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2017EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 201657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20151 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 10, 20150.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2015$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 201570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 22, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, December 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20131 event here
• Hail, November 17, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 10, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2013$250,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 21, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 19, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 13, 201260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20121 injured · $25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20121.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2011$80,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2011$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2011$2,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 201061 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, August 9, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 20, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2010$255,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20100.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 5, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2010$96,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2010EF0 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 20101 event here
• Dense Fog, January 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 200970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 200974 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 2009$51,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 200952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 2008$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2008$90,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 200870 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2008$540,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 200853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20081 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2008EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2008$180,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, January 5, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Dense Fog, December 20, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Flood, August 24, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 200761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 200761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2007EF1 · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$28,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20071 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20061 event here
• Hail, August 13, 2006$4,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2006$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2006$9,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, April 6, 2006$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2006$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2006$15,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2006$30,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 2006$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$60,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, March 8, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20061 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20051 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Hail, September 8, 2005$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2005$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$892,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005$4,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2005$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$190,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2004$55,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2004$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2003$7,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2003$15 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2003$137,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 8, 2003$85,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2003$85,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2003$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003$100,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 30, 20031 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20031 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1991
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• 1988
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• 1977
• 1975
• 1973
• 1971
• 1970
• 1967
• 1965
• 1964
• 1961
• 1960
• 1959

Tornadoes in Van Buren CountyEvery warning in Van Buren 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.