NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Webster City, 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 Webster City, Iowa since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 157 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 157
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Webster City
The highest rating among the 157 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 13, 1976, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on October 14, 1966, killed 6 people. Of the 157, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 84 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 50. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Webster City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 241 Iowa cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1965, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 241 Iowa cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Webster City.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Webster City
By decade
- 2020s23
- 2010s30
- 2000s31(1 EF3+)
- 1990s28
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s16(3 EF3+)
- 1960s15(3 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 1966 | F5 | 25 mi | 9.7 mi | 6 / 172 |
| Jun 13, 1976 | F5 | 23 mi | 21.3 mi | 0 / 9 |
| May 24, 1989 | F4 | 16 mi | 66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1977 | F4 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Jun 8, 1967 | F4 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1965 | F4 | 24 mi | 9.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 2005 | F3 | 9 mi | 17.6 mi | 1 / 3 |
| May 20, 1953 | F3 | 18 mi | 116.1 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Sep 21, 1973 | F3 | 20 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 24 mi | 16.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 15 mi | 5.91 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 10 mi | 5.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 157, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Webster City
The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Webster City since 1965, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 8, 1995. The most recent report is from July 6, 2024. July has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Webster City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Webster City, IA, 1 mile east of Webster City at 1,072 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 7°F. June is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 37.5 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 32.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 37.5 inches is more than at 75 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (60%). Eagle Grove, 14 miles north, has its own station (Clarion, IA): 34.2 inches a year, 3.3 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 7 | 0.9 | 4 | 7.9 |
| Feb | 31 | 11 | 1.3 | 4 | 9.8 |
| Mar | 44 | 23 | 2.1 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 59 | 34 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.0 |
| May | 70 | 47 | 5.3 | 10 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 80 | 57 | 5.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 61 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 58 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 49 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 37 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 45 | 24 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 32 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 8.1 |
| Year | 57 | 35 | 37.5 | 70 | 32.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Webster City, IA (1,072 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 Webster City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 95 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Webster City: 63 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 heavy rain events, 8 floods, 6 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $3.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 11, 2001. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 6. Of the 240 Iowa cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 32 have had fewer than Webster City.
June 7, 2008: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Webster City — 1 killed, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous roads impassible across Hamilton County due to flash flooding.”
April 11, 2001: thunderstorm wind in Webster City — 5 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “School bus overturned by wind gust.”
June 24, 2010: flood 3 miles from the centre of Webster City — $1.1 million 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 Webster City's ZIP code 50595 have filed 28 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $180,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2010, with 13. 36% 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, 37 have fewer than Webster City.
Hamilton County, which includes Webster City, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 7 floods, 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 Hamilton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.5 million a year, the 33rd highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.8 million (37%), 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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