NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Durant, 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 Durant, Iowa since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 159 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 159
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Durant
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Durant; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 51 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. Durant is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 241 Iowa cities on this site. The strongest of the 159 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 11, 1965; its path came within 17 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an EF1 on June 24, 2013, killed 1 person. Of the 159, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 73 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 49. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Durant has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 241 Iowa cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 61 times since 1962, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 241 Iowa cities, 79% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Durant.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Durant
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Durant: 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 Durant
By decade
- 2020s33
- 2010s21
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s33(2 EF3+)
- 1980s22(1 EF3+)
- 1970s15(3 EF3+)
- 1960s12(3 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 17 mi | 91.5 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Jun 1, 2007 | EF3 | 12 mi | 15.75 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 15, 1998 | F3 | 19 mi | 47 mi | 0 / 47 |
| May 9, 1995 | F3 | 2 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 12 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1978 | F3 | 21 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1974 | F3 | 20 mi | 48.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 13, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F3 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F3 | 11 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | EF2 | 12 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 20 mi | 18.02 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 159, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Durant
The Storm Prediction Center has 61 hail reports within 10 miles of Durant since 1962, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 16, 1974. The most recent report is from May 24, 2024. May has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Durant
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Muscatine 2N, IA, 12 miles southwest of Durant at 680 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 14°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 38.3 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 38.3 inches is more than at 95 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (77%). Walcott, 8 miles east, has its own station (Davenport, IA): 36.1 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 14 | 1.4 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Feb | 35 | 18 | 1.6 | 4 | 8.6 |
| Mar | 48 | 28 | 2.4 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 61 | 39 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.7 |
| May | 72 | 51 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 5.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 49 | 31 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 36 | 20 | 2.0 | 5 | 7.4 |
| Year | 60 | 40 | 38.3 | 68 | 29.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Muscatine 2N, IA (680 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 Durant
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 98 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Durant: 80 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on March 14, 2025. June has had the most flash floods, 9 of 17. Of the 240 Iowa cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 155 have had fewer than Durant.
July 6, 2003: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Durant — $375,000 damage.
May 10, 1996: thunderstorm wind in Durant — $250,000 damage.
July 10, 2009: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Durant — $100,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Durant's ZIP code 52747 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2013, and were paid $115,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 9% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 91 Iowa cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 1 have fewer than Durant.
Cedar County, which includes Durant, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cedar County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.5 million a year, the 55th highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.3 million (42%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Durant
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- Walcott, IA8 mi
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- Tipton, IA15 mi
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- Davenport, IA17 mi
- Eldridge, IA18 mi
- West Liberty, IA18 mi
- Rock Island, IL19 mi
- Milan, IL21 mi
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