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Iowa Storm & Severe Weather History

Since 1996, Iowa has logged 61,638 severe-weather events — about 1,988 a year — with 106 direct deaths, 1,322 injuries and $4.5B in reported property damage.

By event type

Thunderstorm Wind13,85815 d$353.2M
Hail13,705—$254.6M
Flood4,7567 d$1.6B
Winter Storm3,8487 d$88.1M
Heavy Rain3,554—$1.6M
High Wind2,7002 d$72.4M
Flash Flood2,6119 d$338.8M
Drought2,599—$645.1M
Winter Weather2,490—$770K
Tornado1,95237 d$933.8M
Heavy Snow1,7373 d$46.5M
Blizzard1,7037 d$25.0M
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill1,1535 d—
Cold/Wind Chill9912 d$750K
Ice Storm9571 d$50.4M
Funnel Cloud753——

Events by year

19962026

Notable events (214)

Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.

Thunderstorm WindMay 29, 2011
Johnson · 1 killed · $10K damage
Winter StormJanuary 1, 1999
Grundy · 1 killed · $10K damage
Winter StormJanuary 1, 1999
Polk · 1 killed · $10K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 17, 2014
Polk · 1 killed · $1K damage
Thunderstorm WindAugust 10, 2025
Page · 1 killed ·
Tornado (EF3)April 26, 2024
Pottawattamie · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindDecember 15, 2021
Benton · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 10, 2020
Linn · 1 killed · 100 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 10, 2020
Poweshiek · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 10, 2020
Cedar · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 30, 2019
Woodbury · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 29, 2019
Johnson · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 29, 2019
Johnson · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 18, 2016
Linn · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 20, 2015
Linn · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 4, 2015
Muscatine · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
BlizzardJanuary 8, 2015
Hancock · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 30, 2014
Linn · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodJune 30, 2014
Linn · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindFebruary 20, 2014
Ringgold · 1 killed ·
Strong WindMay 27, 2012
Adair · 1 killed ·
BlizzardFebruary 1, 2011
Henry · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 16, 2009
Polk · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 11, 2008
Palo Alto · 1 killed ·
Ice StormDecember 11, 2007
Linn · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 17, 2006
Polk · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 4, 2005
Linn · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodMay 23, 2004
Buchanan · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningApril 30, 2003
Van Buren · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatAugust 5, 2001
Polk · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 18, 2001
Emmet · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 19, 2000
Adair · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 24, 2000
Clinton · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 23, 2000
Henry · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 1, 1999
Dubuque · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 1, 1999
Van Buren · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 21, 1997
Scott · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningMay 3, 1996
Pottawattamie · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
BlizzardMarch 25, 1996
Kossuth · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 4, 1996
Davis · 1 killed ·

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.