Fayette County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Fayette County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 15, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 167 people.

32tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

6killed · 167 injured

49.9 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F112

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 15, 1968	F5	13.1 mi	500 yd	156	5
Jul 12, 1971	F4	10.9 mi	1,320 yd	8	0
Jun 24, 1971	F3	0.1 mi	200 yd	0	1
Mar 24, 1988	F2	9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1971	F2	6.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1966	F2	4.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 7, 1964	F2	2 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 1965	F1	49.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 22, 2011	EF1	7.9 mi	70 yd	0	0
Sep 6, 2001	F1	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF1	3.9 mi	140 yd	0	0
May 24, 2012	EF1	3 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 14, 2021	EF0	3.2 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF1	3.9 mi	140 yd	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF0	3.6 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 22, 2015	EF1	1.5 mi	50 yd	2
May 24, 2012	EF1	3 mi	30 yd	0
May 22, 2011	EF1	7.9 mi	70 yd	0
May 22, 2011	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 19, 2009	EF0	3.5 mi	40 yd	0
Mar 31, 2007	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	0
Jul 5, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Sep 6, 2001	F1	6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 11, 2001	F1	2 mi	75 yd	1

Deadliest: May 15, 1968, F5, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Bremer County, IA29 Clayton County, IA17 Buchanan County, IA49 Chickasaw County, IA30 Winneshiek County, IA25 Black Hawk County, IA40 Delaware County, IA45 Allamakee County, IA13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Fayette County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Fayette County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 15, 1968, with a 13.1-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Fayette County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 32). 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).