Storm History: Worth County, Iowa
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Worth 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
- 3
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $126 million
- Episodes
- 354
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 | 113 | 0 | 4 | $15 million |
| Hail | 84 | 0 | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 62 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| Blizzard | 41 | 0 | 0 | $580,000 |
| High Wind | 35 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 33 | 0 | 0 | $196,000 |
| Winter Storm | 28 | 0 | 0 | $456,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Drought | 19 | 0 | 0 | $75 million |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $151,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 10 | 0 | 0 | $6.7 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | $294,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 3 | 3 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 30, 1967
- Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011
- Tornado, July 12, 1971
- Tornado, May 28, 1974
- Tornado, September 20, 1980
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 18, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2013
- Tornado, June 12, 2013
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Hail, September 2, 2011
- Tornado, September 20, 2001
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
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, August 29, 1964
- Tornado, April 30, 1967
- Tornado, July 12, 1971
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, June 24, 1971
- Tornado, May 28, 1974
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, September 20, 1980
- Tornado, June 18, 1994
- Tornado, July 19, 1994
- Tornado, July 27, 1995
- Tornado, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, May 23, 1952
- Tornado, May 7, 1967
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, September 22, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Hail, June 19, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2024
- Hail, September 19, 2024
- Tornado, August 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 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
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2022
- Tornado, July 5, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, August 27, 2021
- Hail, August 26, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- High Wind, May 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2021
- Blizzard, February 4, 2021
- Ice Storm, November 10, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2020
- Tornado, June 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Heavy Rain, May 16, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2019
- High Wind, April 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2018
- Hail, May 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, July 18, 2017
- Hail, July 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2017
- Hail, April 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2017
- Blizzard, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2016
- Hail, July 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, July 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2015
- Hail, May 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2013
- Hail, June 22, 2013
- Tornado, June 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 31, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2013
- Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 27, 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
- Tornado, May 4, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2012
- High Wind, January 1, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2011
- High Wind, September 29, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011
- Hail, September 2, 2011
- Hail, August 23, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, January 7, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, April 29, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009
- Hail, July 21, 2009
- Hail, July 9, 2009
- Hail, February 26, 2009
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Blizzard, January 29, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2007
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2006
- Hail, October 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Hail, May 29, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Flood, April 1, 2006
- High Wind, January 24, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2005
- High Wind, November 15, 2005
- High Wind, November 12, 2005
- Tornado, May 10, 2005
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Blizzard, January 21, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 12, 2004
- Flood, September 15, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2004
- Tornado, August 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2004
- Hail, June 8, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Flood, May 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 21, 2004
- High Wind, April 27, 2004
- High Wind, April 18, 2004
- Tornado, April 17, 2004
- High Wind, March 20, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2004
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 9, 2003
- High Wind, May 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 6, 2003
- Ice Storm, April 4, 2003
- High Wind, February 11, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2003
- High Wind, May 11, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Blizzard, March 9, 2002
- Ice Storm, March 8, 2002
- Tornado, September 20, 2001
- Heat, August 5, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Tornado, June 18, 2001
- Flood, June 12, 2001
- Flood, May 1, 2001
- Flood, April 7, 2001
- High Wind, April 7, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2001
- Flood, April 1, 2001
- Flood, March 23, 2001
- Blizzard, February 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2000
- Blizzard, December 21, 2000
- Blizzard, December 18, 2000
- Blizzard, December 16, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2000
- Hail, September 10, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Worth CountyEvery warning in Worth 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.