Storm History: Wapello County, Iowa

Events

770

Deaths

2

Injuries

65

Damage

$190 million

Episodes

487

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 11, 20012 deaths · 3 injured · $400,000 · F3 · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$25 million · F3 · 2 events 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
• Drought, July 20, 1999$4.6 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 26, 1997$3.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 1982$2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 2010$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2008$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$2.0 million · EF2 · 5 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2013$1.0 million · 1.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, July 1, 2010$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2000$620,000 · F0 · 3 events here

• Hail, June 18, 20214 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 1998$77,000 · 3.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20203 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$117,000 · 3 in hail · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20083 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2001$12,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20172.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2014$187,000 · 2.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, May 17, 2004$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 1996$100,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 19842.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 22, 2001$59,000 · 2.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2018$10,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$100,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, October 14, 1966F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1976F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$10,000 · EF5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1964F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1979F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 1986F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 1999$100,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 20012 deaths · 3 injured · $400,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1964F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1966F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 9, 1970F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1971$25,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 16, 1978F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$25 million · F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Wapello County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20252 injured · $15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20241.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20241.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20241 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 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, 20242 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 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023$1,000 · EF0 · 9 events here
• Drought, June 13, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$2.0 million · EF2 · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 4, 20224 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20221.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, August 29, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 9, 20221 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 202150 kt wind · 14 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20214 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 23, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202056 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20203 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 2019$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2019$105,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2019$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2019$100,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, May 18, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 17, 20192 events here
• Flood, April 29, 2019$100,000 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 11, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 2019$300,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 16, 20181 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, September 18, 2018$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 28, 2018$117,000 · 3 in hail · 15 events here
• Hail, August 23, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018EF3 · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, July 15, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2018$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2018$35,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2018$10,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, June 12, 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
• Drought, October 1, 20171 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 20, 20173 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20171 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2017$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20172.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 5, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$30,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20161 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 1, 20164 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016$45,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 2016$40,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, January 7, 20162 events here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Flood, December 21, 20151 event here
• Flood, December 13, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 12, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, November 26, 20153 events here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015$15,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, September 17, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2015$85,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, July 26, 2015$200,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2015$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 15, 2015$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2015$350,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015$395,000 · EF1 · 14 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2015$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 13, 2014$150,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2014$100,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20141 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2014$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2014$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2014$187,000 · 2.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 201410 injured · $241,000 · EF1 · 9 events 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
• Blizzard, January 16, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20131 event here
• Hail, October 30, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 19, 2013$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2013$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2013$1.0 million · 1.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, May 26, 2013$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013$52,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2013$200,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 2013$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 13, 20120.75 in hail · 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$46,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 25, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012$15,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2011$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2011$85,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2011$330,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2011$3,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 9, 2011$300,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 2011$28,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, May 29, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 21, 201050 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2010$475,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2010$100,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2010$10,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 2010$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2010$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2010$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2010$12,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2010$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 17, 2010$300,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$150,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$150,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 2, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2010$20,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, April 30, 2010$35,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, April 24, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20100.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 1, 20101 event here
• Flood, March 9, 2010$50,000 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 25, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 24, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2010$200,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20092 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2009$23,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 19, 2009$5,000 · 59 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 18, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$13,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 26, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 24, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 8, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 17, 20090.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 27, 2008$25,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Sleet, December 14, 20081 event here
• Flood, August 1, 2008$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2008$47,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2008$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20083 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2008$21,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008$221,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2008$104,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flood, June 5, 2008$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2008$18,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$10,000 · EF5 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 20081 event here
• Flood, April 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 2, 2008$300,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 2008$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$150,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 2007$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 23, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2007$248,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 27, 2007$7,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2007$20,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2007$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 2007$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 25, 2007$350,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Wapello CountyEvery warning in Wapello 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.