Storm History: Wright County, Iowa

Events

598

Deaths

9

Injuries

180

Damage

$163 million

Episodes

440

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, October 14, 19666 deaths · 172 injured · $25 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20122 deaths · 7 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 20081 death · $45,000 · EF1 · 2 events here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 19666 deaths · 172 injured · $25 million · F5 · 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
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 10, 2009$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2010$2.2 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2010$770,000 · EF1 · 12 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013$530,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2016$410,000 · 5 events here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$405,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2004$398,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2007$350,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 4, 2018$350,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 7, 19654 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$3,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2002$63,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 24, 1998$227,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 14, 19872.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 19772.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 19742.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 19912.59 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 16, 1999$11,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2014$5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20132 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 14, 19666 deaths · 172 injured · $25 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1976F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$7,000 · EF5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 1965F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1979$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1990F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 1994$550 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013$530,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018$1,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 12, 1972$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1973F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 1973$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 1991$28,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Wright County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20261 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2025$48,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2025$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 19, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202555 kt wind · 2 events 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, September 19, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 202456 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20241.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20243 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2024$20,000 · EF1 · 2 events 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 22, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 18, 20221 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022EF2 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$405,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 2021$1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 4, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 6, 20201 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, August 18, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2020$70,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 4, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 20, 2018$350,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2018$75,000 · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 4, 2018$350,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 19, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018$1,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2018$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event 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
• High Wind, December 9, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 201760 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2017$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event 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, September 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2016$410,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 201661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2016$79,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 23, 20163 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 201557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 17, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2015$70,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$340,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20151 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2014$32,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2014$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014$70,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$93,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2014$5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$3,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$21 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2013$123,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013$530,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 26, 2013$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 201370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2013$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 201354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 2013$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20122 deaths · 7 injured · $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
• Hail, July 25, 2012$23,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$45 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 2012$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20111 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2011$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011$135,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 7, 20113 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2011$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 2011$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 2010$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2010$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 201062 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2010$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 22, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2010$8,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 12, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2010$35,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2010$2.2 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2010$125,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2010$770,000 · EF1 · 12 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2010$55,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2010$20 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 10, 2010$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 10, 2010$25,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 9, 2010$50,000 · 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
• Ice Storm, December 23, 2009$500,000 · 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, June 23, 2009$21,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 24, 2009$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 5, 20091 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 2009$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2008$11,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2008$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2008$30,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 20081 death · $45,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 2008$75,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008$7,000 · EF5 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2008$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2008$110,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, February 4, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2007$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2007$110,000 · 80 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2007$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2007$35,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2007$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2007$350,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2007$72,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2007$25,000 · EF2 · 1 event 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
• Hail, September 8, 2006$7,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2006$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2006$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006$10,000 · F0 · 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
• High Wind, November 12, 2005$50,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 26, 2005$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2005$2,000 · 73 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Wright CountyEvery warning in Wright 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.