NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Iowa Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Iowa has 3,079 tornadoes on record since 1950, 168 of them EF3 or stronger, with 98 deaths. No hurricane has passed within 75 miles of any city in the state; the most tornado-prone is Ankeny (203).
- Cities
- 241
- Tornadoes in state
- 3,079
- EF3 or stronger
- 168
- Tornado deaths
- 98
since 1950
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Storms that reached the most Iowa cities
- Unnamed 1900 stormCategory 4 · 148 cities
Iowa cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 0 | 1 | 197 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Cedar Rapids | 0 | 1 | 154 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Davenport | 0 | 1 | 177 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Sioux City | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8 | — |
| Iowa City | 0 | 1 | 130 | 5 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Ankeny | 0 | 1 | 203 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Dubuque | 0 | 1 | 114 | 4 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Council Bluffs | 0 | 0 | 126 | 12 | — |
| West Des Moines | 0 | 1 | 187 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Waterloo | 0 | 1 | 131 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Ames | 0 | 1 | 186 | 14 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Urbandale | 0 | 1 | 197 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Cedar Falls | 0 | 1 | 122 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Marion | 0 | 1 | 148 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Bettendorf | 0 | 1 | 182 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Marshalltown | 0 | 1 | 129 | 13 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Ottumwa | 0 | 1 | 89 | 5 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Muscatine | 0 | 1 | 146 | 6 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Mason City | 0 | 0 | 114 | 12 | — |
| Fort Dodge | 0 | 0 | 163 | 8 | — |
| Waukee | 0 | 1 | 189 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Burlington | 0 | 1 | 93 | 3 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Clinton | 0 | 1 | 122 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Johnston | 0 | 1 | 202 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Coralville | 0 | 1 | 127 | 5 | Unnamed 1900 |
| North Liberty | 0 | 1 | 147 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Altoona | 0 | 1 | 188 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Newton | 0 | 1 | 125 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Indianola | 0 | 1 | 167 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Clive | 0 | 1 | 196 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Boone | 0 | 1 | 180 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Grimes | 0 | 1 | 199 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Norwalk | 0 | 1 | 184 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Oskaloosa | 0 | 1 | 101 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Pella | 0 | 1 | 119 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Storm Lake | 0 | 0 | 102 | 6 | — |
| Pleasant Hill | 0 | 1 | 184 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Mt Pleasant | 0 | 1 | 92 | 6 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Le Mars | 0 | 0 | 126 | 7 | — |
| Waverly | 0 | 0 | 125 | 7 | — |
| Fort Madison | 0 | 0 | 98 | 6 | — |
| Decorah | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | — |
| Spencer | 0 | 0 | 112 | 8 | — |
| Carroll | 0 | 0 | 108 | 5 | — |
| Keokuk | 0 | 0 | 86 | 5 | — |
| Grinnell | 0 | 1 | 116 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Fairfield | 0 | 1 | 81 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Knoxville | 0 | 1 | 108 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Eldridge | 0 | 1 | 182 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Sioux Center | 0 | 0 | 147 | 7 | — |
| Bondurant | 0 | 1 | 202 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Denison | 0 | 0 | 96 | 7 | — |
| Adel | 0 | 1 | 171 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Charles City | 0 | 0 | 112 | 6 | — |
| Perry | 0 | 1 | 158 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Glenwood | 0 | 0 | 132 | 9 | — |
| Winterset | 0 | 1 | 151 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Clear Lake | 0 | 0 | 124 | 10 | — |
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 98 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Creston | 0 | 1 | 127 | 14 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Webster City | 0 | 0 | 157 | 9 | — |
| Anamosa | 0 | 1 | 145 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Spirit Lake | 0 | 0 | 116 | 7 | — |
| Independence | 0 | 1 | 147 | 15 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 112 | 7 | — |
| Nevada | 0 | 1 | 164 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Maquoketa | 0 | 1 | 116 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Centerville | 0 | 1 | 74 | 6 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Manchester | 0 | 1 | 120 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Vinton | 0 | 1 | 139 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Solon | 0 | 1 | 146 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Osceola | 0 | 1 | 95 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| De Witt | 0 | 1 | 164 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Evansdale | 0 | 1 | 133 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Polk City | 0 | 1 | 201 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Orange City | 0 | 0 | 143 | 8 | — |
| Bloomfield | 0 | 1 | 73 | 6 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Hiawatha | 0 | 1 | 152 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Red Oak | 0 | 0 | 125 | 13 | — |
| Algona | 0 | 0 | 98 | 6 | — |
| Estherville | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 | — |
| Clarinda | 0 | 0 | 127 | 17 | — |
| Carlisle | 0 | 1 | 174 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Oelwein | 0 | 1 | 124 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Harlan | 0 | 0 | 104 | 5 | — |
| Chariton | 0 | 1 | 91 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Monticello | 0 | 1 | 143 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Iowa Falls | 0 | 0 | 130 | 8 | — |
| Cherokee | 0 | 0 | 100 | 6 | — |
| Sheldon | 0 | 0 | 142 | 7 | — |
| Le Claire | 0 | 1 | 180 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Mount Vernon | 0 | 1 | 153 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Waukon | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | — |
| New Hampton | 0 | 0 | 121 | 6 | — |
| Albia | 0 | 1 | 90 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Cresco | 0 | 0 | 94 | 8 | — |
| Forest City | 0 | 0 | 120 | 12 | — |
| Tiffin | 0 | 1 | 138 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Sergeant Bluff | 0 | 0 | 100 | 8 | — |
| Shenandoah | 0 | 0 | 125 | 12 | — |
| Dyersville | 0 | 1 | 107 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Bellevue | 0 | 1 | 88 | 4 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Humboldt | 0 | 0 | 129 | 8 | — |
| Hampton | 0 | 0 | 112 | 8 | — |
| Kalona | 0 | 1 | 114 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Tipton | 0 | 1 | 159 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Windsor Heights | 0 | 1 | 198 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 137 | 7 | — |
| Osage | 0 | 0 | 120 | 11 | — |
| Rock Valley | 0 | 0 | 141 | 5 | — |
| West Liberty | 0 | 1 | 133 | 4 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Camanche | 0 | 1 | 152 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Milford | 0 | 0 | 118 | 7 | — |
| Blue Grass | 0 | 1 | 171 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Missouri Valley | 0 | 0 | 113 | 13 | — |
| Williamsburg | 0 | 1 | 114 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Huxley | 0 | 1 | 194 | 15 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Peosta | 0 | 1 | 104 | 5 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Madrid | 0 | 1 | 197 | 14 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Tama | 0 | 1 | 114 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| West Burlington | 0 | 1 | 89 | 3 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Story City | 0 | 1 | 176 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Emmetsburg | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7 | — |
| Jesup | 0 | 1 | 137 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Rock Rapids | 0 | 0 | 123 | 4 | — |
| Marengo | 0 | 1 | 116 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Garner | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7 | — |
| Eagle Grove | 0 | 0 | 136 | 8 | — |
| Center Point | 0 | 1 | 151 | 14 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Swisher | 0 | 1 | 147 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Fairfax | 0 | 1 | 143 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Carter Lake | 0 | 0 | 124 | 13 | — |
| West Branch | 0 | 1 | 143 | 6 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Riverside | 0 | 1 | 115 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Wilton | 0 | 1 | 160 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Sumner | 0 | 0 | 116 | 10 | — |
| Sibley | 0 | 0 | 137 | 6 | — |
| Cascade | 0 | 1 | 114 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Postville | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | — |
| Mitchellville | 0 | 1 | 178 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Grundy Center | 0 | 1 | 136 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| New London | 0 | 1 | 98 | 5 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Hawarden | 0 | 0 | 130 | 6 | — |
| Eldora | 0 | 1 | 138 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Pleasantville | 0 | 1 | 147 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Columbus Junction | 0 | 1 | 109 | 4 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Onawa | 0 | 0 | 82 | 7 | — |
| Granger | 0 | 1 | 194 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| La Porte City | 0 | 1 | 132 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| West Union | 0 | 0 | 84 | 7 | — |
| Denver | 0 | 1 | 119 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Runnells | 0 | 1 | 174 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Wapello | 0 | 1 | 115 | 3 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Clarion | 0 | 0 | 114 | 3 | — |
| Colfax | 0 | 1 | 151 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Rockwell City | 0 | 0 | 136 | 11 | — |
| Belmond | 0 | 0 | 107 | 5 | — |
| Logan | 0 | 0 | 103 | 10 | — |
| Ogden | 0 | 0 | 179 | 12 | — |
| Van Meter | 0 | 1 | 168 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Hudson | 0 | 1 | 130 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Mediapolis | 0 | 1 | 105 | 3 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Northwood | 0 | 0 | 145 | 15 | — |
| Lake Mills | 0 | 0 | 137 | 13 | — |
| Hull | 0 | 0 | 141 | 6 | — |
| Belle Plaine | 0 | 1 | 117 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Monroe | 0 | 1 | 132 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Remsen | 0 | 0 | 125 | 6 | — |
| Toledo | 0 | 1 | 111 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Audubon | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | — |
| Epworth | 0 | 1 | 112 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Alta | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7 | — |
| Ely | 0 | 1 | 149 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Robins | 0 | 1 | 150 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Moville | 0 | 0 | 110 | 9 | — |
| Lamoni | 0 | 1 | 76 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Panora | 0 | 1 | 129 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Guttenberg | 0 | 1 | 83 | 6 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Earlham | 0 | 1 | 147 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Central City | 0 | 1 | 162 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Atkins | 0 | 1 | 138 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Wellman | 0 | 1 | 106 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Guthrie Center | 0 | 1 | 117 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Leon | 0 | 1 | 81 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 1 | 101 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Walcott | 0 | 1 | 184 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Stuart | 0 | 1 | 132 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Sigourney | 0 | 1 | 88 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Farley | 0 | 1 | 115 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Dallas Center | 0 | 1 | 182 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Lisbon | 0 | 1 | 161 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Saint Ansgar | 0 | 0 | 123 | 12 | — |
| Parkersburg | 0 | 0 | 125 | 9 | — |
| Monona | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | — |
| Ida Grove | 0 | 0 | 87 | 7 | — |
| Manson | 0 | 0 | 135 | 12 | — |
| Springville | 0 | 1 | 146 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Reinbeck | 0 | 1 | 137 | 13 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Montezuma | 0 | 1 | 100 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Nashua | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4 | — |
| Greenfield | 0 | 1 | 126 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Corning | 0 | 0 | 146 | 16 | — |
| Britt | 0 | 0 | 103 | 9 | — |
| Corydon | 0 | 1 | 75 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Woodward | 0 | 1 | 189 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Shell Rock | 0 | 0 | 113 | 8 | — |
| Ackley | 0 | 0 | 121 | 8 | — |
| New Sharon | 0 | 1 | 103 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Prairie City | 0 | 1 | 170 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Fairbank | 0 | 1 | 129 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Cumming | 0 | 1 | 188 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Traer | 0 | 1 | 130 | 11 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Amana | 0 | 1 | 135 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Mount Ayr | 0 | 0 | 100 | 13 | — |
| Manning | 0 | 0 | 110 | 6 | — |
| Donnellson | 0 | 1 | 101 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Saint Charles | 0 | 1 | 156 | 7 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Akron | 0 | 0 | 119 | 7 | — |
| Sac City | 0 | 0 | 110 | 9 | — |
| Nora Springs | 0 | 0 | 110 | 11 | — |
| Strawberry Point | 0 | 1 | 99 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Hartley | 0 | 0 | 142 | 9 | — |
| Lone Tree | 0 | 1 | 123 | 5 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Woodbine | 0 | 0 | 109 | 9 | — |
| State Center | 0 | 1 | 142 | 12 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Lenox | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | — |
| Greene | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4 | — |
| Tripoli | 0 | 0 | 120 | 9 | — |
| Clarksville | 0 | 0 | 102 | 5 | — |
| Pocahontas | 0 | 0 | 118 | 7 | — |
| West Point | 0 | 1 | 100 | 9 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Durant | 0 | 1 | 159 | 10 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Riceville | 0 | 0 | 110 | 9 | — |
| Bedford | 0 | 0 | 115 | 16 | — |
| Milo | 0 | 1 | 131 | 8 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 182 | 14 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Janesville | 0 | 1 | 121 | 6 | Unnamed 1900 |
| Larchwood | 0 | 0 | 131 | 3 | — |
| Hinton | 0 | 0 | 114 | 9 | — |
| Kingsley | 0 | 0 | 113 | 7 | — |
| Dunlap | 0 | 0 | 110 | 9 | — |
Hail in Iowa
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Iowa since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.