NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bloomfield, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Bloomfield, Iowa since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 73 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 73
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Bloomfield
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bloomfield; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 44 miles away. Bloomfield is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 241 Iowa cities on this site. The strongest of the 73 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on January 24, 1967; its path came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on April 11, 2001, killed 2 people. Of the 73, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on November 5, 2024. Of the 241 Iowa cities, 98% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bloomfield. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1967, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 241 Iowa cities, 74% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bloomfield.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bloomfield
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bloomfield: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bloomfield
By decade
- 2020s2(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10(1 EF3+)
- 2000s16
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10
- 1970s10
- 1960s8(3 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 1967 | F4 | 11 mi | 25.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F3 | 18 mi | 19.4 mi | 2 / 16 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 24 mi | 26.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 24 mi | 7.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F3 | 2 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 24, 1967 | F3 | 21 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 2001 | F2 | 17 mi | 8.4 mi | 2 / 3 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF2 | 14 mi | 9.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 2008 | EF2 | 20 mi | 1.83 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F2 | 23 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 1992 | F2 | 18 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1990 | F2 | 14 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 73, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bloomfield
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Bloomfield since 1967, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on July 17, 2006. The most recent report is from July 31, 2024. June has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bloomfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bloomfield, IA, 2 miles east of Bloomfield at 858 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 15°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 39.1 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 22 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 128 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.1 inches is more than at 111 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (90%). Ottumwa, 20 miles north, has its own station (Ottumwa Industrial Airport, IA): 36.9 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 15 | 1.2 | 3 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 37 | 19 | 1.6 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 50 | 30 | 2.2 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 62 | 41 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.5 |
| May | 72 | 52 | 5.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 62 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 64 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 55 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 31 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 37 | 21 | 1.5 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 39.1 | 66 | 24.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bloomfield, IA (858 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 Bloomfield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 101 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bloomfield: 52 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 heavy rain events, 8 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on March 12, 2006. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 240 Iowa cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 58 have had fewer than Bloomfield.
August 26, 2003: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Bloomfield — 1 injured, $47,000 damage.
June 7, 2009: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Bloomfield — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “KMEM Radio reported that the Davis County Courthouse and several businesses had shattered windows and a local high school had a partial roof collapse. Damage was caused by combination of wind and hail.”
June 26, 2011: flash flood in Bloomfield — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Water nearly to the tops of cars in streets of Bloomfield. Manhole covers were blown off.”
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
Davis County, which includes Bloomfield, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on February 23, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Davis County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.2 million a year, the 62nd highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 million (23%), 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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