Chickasaw County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Chickasaw County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 15, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 14 and injured 473 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

14killed · 473 injured

116.1 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 15, 1968	F5	62.1 mi	600 yd	462	13
Jul 12, 1971	F4	10.9 mi	1,320 yd	8	0
May 20, 1953	F3	116.1 mi	400 yd	0	1
Jul 7, 1994	F2	9.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 1993	F2	5 mi	53 yd	2	0
Jul 17, 1956	F2	2.3 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 11, 1965	F1	49.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 24, 1989	F1	10 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1995	F1	8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1991	F1	5 mi	23 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4 mi	180 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 1999	F1	2.1 mi	70 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4 mi	180 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	5 mi	50 yd
May 27, 2019	EF0	4.1 mi	25 yd
Aug 31, 2014	EF0	3 mi	60 yd
Aug 19, 2009	EF0	1.1 mi	40 yd
Jul 7, 2003	F0	2.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 21, 2002	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd
May 8, 2002	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Jun 13, 2000	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jul 20, 1999	F1	2.1 mi	70 yd
Jul 5, 1995	F1	8 mi	40 yd
Jul 19, 1994	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: May 15, 1968, F5, 13 killed.

Nearby counties

Bremer County, IA29 Howard County, IA41 Floyd County, IA27 Fayette County, IA32 Winneshiek County, IA25 Mitchell County, IA21 Butler County, IA30 Black Hawk County, IA40

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chickasaw County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Chickasaw County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 15, 1968, with a 62.1-mile path and 13 deaths.

When is tornado season in Chickasaw County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 30). 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).