Adair County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Adair County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Jun 27, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 44 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

7killed · 44 injured

57 milongest path · 1995

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F110

(E)F25

(E)F31

(E)F44

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 27, 1953	F5	0.1 mi	100 yd	2	1
May 21, 2024	EF4	40.6 mi	1,600 yd	35	5
May 27, 1995	F4	57 mi	500 yd	2	0
Apr 8, 1999	F4	49 mi	1,000 yd	3	0
May 10, 1959	F4	41.1 mi	400 yd	1	0
Apr 14, 1994	F3	14 mi	130 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF2	4.8 mi	150 yd	1	1
May 21, 2024	EF2	14.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 4, 1959	F2	5.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 4, 1959	F2	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 1963	F2	1.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	7.6 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 21, 2024	EF4	40.6 mi	1,600 yd	35	5
May 21, 2024	EF2	14.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF1	7.5 mi	115 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF2	4.8 mi	150 yd	1	1
Oct 9, 2018	EF0	3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2018	EF0	1.6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2018	EF1	2.7 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF0	14.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	7.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 2, 2015	EF1	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2014	EF1	7.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 2011	EF0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 21, 2024, EF4, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Cass County, IA43 Union County, IA42 Madison County, IA38 Adams County, IA28 Guthrie County, IA33 Audubon County, IA16 Dallas County, IA60 Montgomery County, IA32

Questions

How many tornadoes has Adair County, Iowa had?

34 tornadoes touched Adair County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Adair County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Jun 27, 1953, with a 0.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Adair County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 34). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).