Floyd County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Floyd County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 15, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 13 and injured 475 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

13killed · 475 injured

62.1 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F112

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: August.

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
May 5, 1965	F4	41.6 mi	200 yd	11	0
Jul 10, 1993	F2	12 mi	110 yd	0	0
Aug 27, 1964	F2	1 mi	77 yd	0	0
Sep 28, 1986	F2	0.2 mi	23 yd	2	0
Jul 14, 2021	EF1	12 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1994	F1	11.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	9.8 mi	105 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	6.7 mi	80 yd	0	0
Aug 27, 2021	EF1	6.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1990	F1	5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 23, 1997	F1	5 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 9, 2024	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd
Apr 12, 2022	EF0	8.1 mi	50 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.2 mi	200 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	6.7 mi	80 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	1.8 mi	65 yd
Aug 27, 2021	EF0	1.3 mi	140 yd
Aug 27, 2021	EF0	2.2 mi	90 yd
Aug 27, 2021	EF1	6.4 mi	300 yd
Jul 14, 2021	EF1	12 mi	60 yd
May 27, 2019	EF1	9.8 mi	105 yd
Sep 21, 2016	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd
May 31, 2013	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd

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

Nearby counties

Mitchell County, IA21 Butler County, IA30 Cerro Gordo County, IA40 Chickasaw County, IA30 Bremer County, IA29 Howard County, IA41 Worth County, IA25 Franklin County, IA29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Floyd County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Floyd 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 Floyd County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (6 of 27). 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).