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.
Tornado (F3)June 11, 2004
Clay · $50K damage
Tornado (F3)April 8, 1999
Dallas · $40K damage
FloodSeptember 24, 2010
Wapello · 50 injured · $10K damage
FloodSeptember 21, 2010
Wayne · 50 injured · $10K damage
HailMay 13, 2003
Carroll · 88 injured · $2K damage
Tornado (F3)May 15, 1998
Cedar · 2 injured · $2K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 26, 2024
Pottawattamie ·
Tornado (EF3)April 26, 2024
Pottawattamie ·
Tornado (EF3)April 26, 2024
Shelby ·
Tornado (EF3)March 31, 2023
Washington ·
Tornado (EF4)March 31, 2023
Keokuk · 3 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)March 31, 2023
Keokuk ·
Tornado (EF3)May 27, 2019
Van Buren ·
Tornado (EF3)April 9, 2011
Monona · 14 injured ·
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.