NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Belmond, IA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Belmond, Iowa since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 107 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 107
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Belmond
The strongest of the 107 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on October 14, 1966; its path passed within a mile of the city centre, and it killed 6 people. Of the 107, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 46. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2025. Of the 241 Iowa cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Belmond. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 74 times since 1974, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 241 Iowa cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Belmond.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Belmond
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s17(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12
- 1990s29(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11
- 1970s11
- 1960s9(2 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 1966 | F5 | in town | 9.7 mi | 6 / 172 |
| May 10, 1953 | F4 | 17 mi | 26.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 12, 2013 | EF3 | in town | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1994 | F3 | 11 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1967 | F3 | 20 mi | 7.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 5 mi | 16.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 8 mi | 5.91 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2013 | EF2 | 7 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1998 | F2 | 17 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1998 | F2 | 14 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1991 | F2 | 15 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 17 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 107, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Belmond
The Storm Prediction Center has 74 hail reports within 10 miles of Belmond since 1974, made on 49 separate days. Of these, 55 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 11, 2023. The most recent report is from September 22, 2025. May and July have the most reports, 16 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Belmond
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Clarion, IA, 10 miles southwest of Belmond at 1,156 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 6°F. June is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 34.2 inches over 61 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 161 nights a year. Snowfall averages 31.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 34.2 inches is more than at 24 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (19%). Garner, 18 miles north, has its own station (Britt 3E, IA): 34.3 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 6 | 0.7 | 2 | 8.9 |
| Feb | 31 | 11 | 0.9 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 44 | 25 | 2.0 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 59 | 35 | 3.8 | 7 | 1.4 |
| May | 72 | 48 | 4.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 59 | 5.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 62 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 51 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 38 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 45 | 25 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 31 | 13 | 1.2 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Year | 58 | 36 | 34.2 | 61 | 31.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Clarion, IA (1,156 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Belmond
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 98 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Belmond: 58 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 heavy rain events, 12 floods and 11 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $30.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 105 mph, on June 16, 2014. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 11. Of the 240 Iowa cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 95 have had fewer than Belmond.
June 19, 2014: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Belmond — $25.1 million damage.
NWS: “Numerous dirt roads were washed out and were under water in various portions of Franklin county.”
June 26, 2010: flood in Belmond — $2.2 million damage.
June 16, 2014: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Belmond — $400,000 damage.
NWS: “Swath of wind damage that began in far NE Wright County broadened and strengthened as it entered NW Franklin County. An EF1 tornado was embedded within this wind damage.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Wright County, which includes Belmond, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 8 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on June 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wright County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.0 million a year, the 51st highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.1 million (32%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Belmond
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- Garner, IA18 mi
- Eagle Grove, IA19 mi
- Britt, IA20 mi
- Hampton, IA22 mi
- Clear Lake, IA24 mi
- Webster City, IA28 mi
- Forest City, IA29 mi
- Iowa Falls, IA29 mi
- Mason City, IA30 mi
- Humboldt, IA32 mi
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