NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Manning, 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 Manning, Iowa since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 110 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 110
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Manning
The highest rating among the 110 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 27, 1995, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on April 26, 2024, killed 1 person. Of the 110, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 33. The most recent tornado was on May 24, 2024. Of the 241 Iowa cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Manning. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 67 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 241 Iowa cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Manning.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Manning
By decade
- 2020s17(1 EF3+)
- 2010s18
- 2000s19
- 1990s23(4 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s12
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1995 | F4 | 23 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 27, 1995 | F4 | 14 mi | 36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF3 | 14 mi | 40.27 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 23 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F3 | 16 mi | 7.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 1969 | F3 | 20 mi | 22.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF2 | 9 mi | 9.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 24 mi | 19.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 19 mi | 17.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 20 mi | 27.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1999 | F2 | 19 mi | 22.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1998 | F2 | 11 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 110, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Manning
The Storm Prediction Center has 67 hail reports within 10 miles of Manning since 1966, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on October 14, 1966. The most recent report is from April 30, 2024. May has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Manning
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Carroll, IA, 15 miles northeast of Manning at 1,240 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 33.9 inches over 63 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 153 nights a year. That 33.9 inches is more than at 23 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (19%). Audubon, 14 miles southeast, has its own station (Audubon, IA): 35.0 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 10 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Feb | 33 | 14 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Mar | 46 | 25 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Apr | 60 | 36 | 3.4 | 7 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.5 | 9 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 63 | 40 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Nov | 46 | 27 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Dec | 33 | 16 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Year | 59 | 38 | 33.9 | 63 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Carroll, IA (1,240 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 Manning
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Manning: 67 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 heavy rain events, 3 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $23.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 78 mph, on April 20, 2001.
June 12, 2010: flood 2 miles from the centre of Manning — $20.0 million damage.
July 10, 2002: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Manning — $3.0 million damage.
May 6, 2007: flood 6 miles from the centre of Manning — $250,000 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
Carroll County, which includes Manning, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 23, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Carroll County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.7 million a year, the 18th highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.2 million (27%), is from tornadoes.
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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- Carroll, IA15 mi
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