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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.

DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Worth · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Wright · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Butler · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Calhoun · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Carroll · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Cass · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Cerro Gordo · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Clarke · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Crawford · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Dallas · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Davis · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Decatur · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Emmet · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Franklin · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Greene · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Grundy · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Guthrie · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Hamilton · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Pocahontas · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Polk · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Adair · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Adams · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Appanoose · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Audubon · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Black Hawk · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Jasper · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Kossuth · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Madison · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Mahaska · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Marion · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Marshall · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Monroe · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Palo Alto · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Hancock · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Hardin · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Humboldt · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Boone · $12.7M damage
DroughtAugust 1, 2003
Bremer · $12.7M damage
Tornado (F2)April 13, 2006
Johnson · 30 injured · $12.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 21, 1996
Crawford · $11.0M damage

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.