Crawford County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Crawford County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 16, 1992).

45tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 5 injured

26 milongest path · 1992

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F113

(E)F28

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 16, 1992	F3	26 mi	200 yd	3
Apr 26, 1991	F3	7.7 mi	150 yd	0
May 16, 1999	F2	22.5 mi	90 yd	0
Jul 26, 1969	F2	11.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 29, 1998	F2	11 mi	60 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF2	9.3 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 28, 1969	F2	4.3 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 2, 1952	F2	2.3 mi	100 yd	1
Sep 7, 1965	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 7, 1975	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 30, 1979	F1	23 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	13 mi	300 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 26, 2024	EF2	9.3 mi	200 yd
Apr 26, 2024	unrated	2.5 mi	50 yd
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	13 mi	300 yd
Apr 19, 2023	unrated	1.9 mi	50 yd
Dec 15, 2021	unrated	4.4 mi	50 yd
Aug 31, 2014	EF0	1.3 mi	330 yd
Aug 31, 2014	EF0	2 mi	70 yd
Aug 31, 2014	EF0	0.7 mi	160 yd
Aug 31, 2014	EF0	0.9 mi	70 yd
Apr 9, 2011	EF1	0.7 mi	75 yd
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	1.2 mi	60 yd
May 29, 2008	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd

How many tornadoes has Crawford County, Iowa had?

45 tornadoes touched Crawford County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Crawford County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 16, 1992, with a 26-mile path.

When is tornado season in Crawford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 45). 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).