Clinton County tornado history

55 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 34 people.

55tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 34 injured

91.5 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F026

(E)F114

(E)F211

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 11, 1965	F4	91.5 mi	200 yd	3	1
Jun 20, 1974	F3	10.6 mi	200 yd	20	1
May 8, 1988	F3	32 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF2	34.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1995	F2	20 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	19.6 mi	200 yd	2	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	18 mi	350 yd	1	0
Nov 9, 1975	F2	13.6 mi	200 yd	4	0
Jul 27, 1995	F2	10.5 mi	70 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 1991	F2	7 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1995	F2	5.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1967	F2	2 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 24, 2024	EF1	15.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 24, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 28, 2023	EF0	1 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	19.6 mi	200 yd	2
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	18 mi	350 yd	1
May 23, 2020	EF0	1.2 mi	20 yd	0
Aug 18, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Aug 28, 2018	EF0	4.1 mi	25 yd	0
Aug 20, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	15 yd	0
Jul 26, 2017	EF0	1.3 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	16.6 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF2	34.7 mi	200 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Scott County, IA67 Jackson County, IA29 Rock Island County, IL40 Cedar County, IA44 Carroll County, IL21 Whiteside County, IL43 Jones County, IA46 Jo Daviess County, IL20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clinton County, Iowa had?

55 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Clinton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 91.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clinton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 55). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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