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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Walcott, 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 Walcott, Iowa since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 184 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
1

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
184

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
11

2 deaths in all

What the records show for Walcott

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Walcott; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 51 mph winds when its centre passed 23 miles away. Walcott is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 241 Iowa cities on this site. The strongest of the 184 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 11, 1965; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an EF1 on June 24, 2013, killed 1 person. Of the 184, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 84 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 50. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Walcott has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 91% of the 241 Iowa cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 132 times since 1962, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Walcott has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 241 Iowa cities.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Walcott

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Walcott, Iowa, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
1900Unnamed 1900 stormSep 1123 miTropical storm (51 mph)Category 4

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Walcott: 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 Walcott

By decade

  • 2020s33
  • 2010s32
  • 2000s19(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s44(3 EF3+)
  • 1980s20(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s15(3 EF3+)
  • 1960s15(3 EF3+)
  • 1950s6
Strongest tornadoes near Walcott, Iowa
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Apr 11, 1965F418 mi91.5 mi1 / 3
Jun 1, 2007EF318 mi15.75 mi0 / 7
May 15, 1998F324 mi47 mi0 / 47
May 9, 1995F36 mi10 mi0 / 0
Mar 13, 1990F325 mi15.5 mi0 / 1
May 8, 1988F39 mi32 mi0 / 0
Aug 15, 1978F319 mi6.4 mi0 / 0
Jun 14, 1974F317 mi48.6 mi0 / 2
May 13, 1974F38 mi3.6 mi0 / 0
Apr 19, 1966F316 mi2 mi0 / 0
May 7, 1962F34 mi10 mi0 / 0
Jul 11, 2025EF27 mi7.6 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 184, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Walcott

The Storm Prediction Center has 132 hail reports within 10 miles of Walcott since 1962, made on 67 separate days. Of these, 80 were 1 inch across or larger, and 15 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 4, 2023. The most recent report is from July 11, 2025. April has the most reports, 39.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Walcott

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Davenport, IA, 9 miles east of Walcott at 754 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 36.1 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. That 36.1 inches is more than at 43 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (35%). Durant, 8 miles west, has its own station (Muscatine 2N, IA): 38.3 inches a year, 2.2 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Davenport, IA
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"
Jan30141.13
Feb34181.43
Mar48292.35
Apr61393.67
May73514.88
Jun81614.78
Jul84644.16
Aug82624.06
Sep76533.55
Oct63422.75
Nov48302.34
Dec35201.64
Year604036.165

Averages for 1991–2020 at Davenport, IA (754 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Walcott

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 255 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Walcott: 219 thunderstorm wind reports, 30 flash floods, 2 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 10, 1996. Of the 240 Iowa cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 196 have had fewer than Walcott.

  • July 12, 2016: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Walcott — $2.0 million damage.

  • June 12, 2008: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Walcott — $500,000 damage.

    NWS: “Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of several parts of Davenport, IA and Bettendorf, IA during the late evening hours of June 12 and the morning of June 13. The depth of the flood waters across much of the metro area ranged from 6 inches to as much as 5 feet.”

  • September 11, 2000: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Walcott — $300,000 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

Scott County, which includes Walcott, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 floods, 6 severe storms, 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 Scott County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $66.5 million a year, the 4th highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $39.9 million (60%), 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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