Dallas County tornado history

60 tornadoes touched Dallas County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 27, 1995).

60tornadoes since 1950
F4strongest rating
0killed · 91 injured
57 milongest path · 1995
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F036
(E)F111
(E)F26
(E)F31
(E)F43
(E)F50
unrated3

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 27, 1995F457 mi500 yd20
Apr 8, 1999F456 mi1,250 yd10
May 10, 1959F441.1 mi400 yd10
Jun 13, 1976F317.9 mi100 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F234.1 mi100 yd850
Nov 12, 2005F214 mi100 yd20
Apr 4, 1955F211.6 mi440 yd00
Jun 22, 1964F29.7 mi200 yd00
Apr 14, 1976F24.9 mi67 yd00
May 17, 1966F22 mi400 yd00
Jun 12, 1976F135.1 mi100 yd00
Jun 28, 1979F112.9 mi40 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 24, 2024EF09.2 mi80 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF03.6 mi50 yd00
Apr 16, 2024EF07 mi60 yd00
May 20, 2021EF01.9 mi50 yd00
May 26, 2020EF00.9 mi40 yd00
May 26, 2020unrated1.7 mi30 yd00
Sep 9, 2019unrated1.4 mi10 yd00
Sep 9, 2019unrated2.9 mi10 yd00
Jun 20, 2018EF02.8 mi100 yd00
Nov 11, 2015EF111.3 mi100 yd00
May 17, 2015EF00.3 mi40 yd00
May 11, 2014EF05.9 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Guthrie County, IA33Polk County, IA70Madison County, IA38Boone County, IA58Greene County, IA35Adair County, IA34Warren County, IA49Story County, IA66

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dallas County, Iowa had?

60 tornadoes touched Dallas County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dallas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 27, 1995, with a 57-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dallas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (31 of 60). 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).