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Tornadoes in Iowa

5 federal tornadoes disaster declarations in Iowa since 1953.

Tornadoes — Iowa — federal disaster declarations per year

19682024

Counties most affected

Pottawattamie County2 Union County2 Clarke County1 Crawford County1 Dallas County1 Des Moines County1 Fayette County1 Floyd County1 Hamilton County1 Harrison County1 Howard County1 Humboldt County1 Johnson County1 Kossuth County1 Madison County1 Mills County1 Page County1 Polk County1 Ringgold County1 Shelby County1 Taylor County1 Warren County1 Calhoun County1 Wright County1 Cerro Gordo County1

Declarations

May 14, 2024Tornado9 counties

SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

July 28, 1988Tornado1 counties

RAIN, WINDS, & TORNADOES

July 1, 1979Tornado8 counties

HIGH WINDS & TORNADOES

April 6, 1979Tornado5 counties

SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES

May 29, 1968Tornado4 counties

TORNADOES & SEVERE STORMS

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.

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