Fremont County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Fremont County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 22, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 27 people.

37tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 27 injured

38.3 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F18

(E)F210

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Jun 22, 1964	F4	11.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Aug 28, 1979	F3	38.3 mi	533 yd	14	2
Jun 22, 1964	F3	8 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 26, 1959	F2	15.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF2	12.2 mi	880 yd	4	0
Jun 13, 1990	F2	10.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F2	7 mi	20 yd	3	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF2	3.7 mi	135 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2004	F2	3 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	2.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1968	F2	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1968	F2	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 17, 2025	EF0	5.5 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 17, 2025	EF1	19 mi	1,971 yd	0
May 7, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 19, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 2023	EF0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 11, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF2	3.7 mi	135 yd	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF2	12.2 mi	880 yd	4
Jun 5, 2008	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 5, 2008	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF1	11.3 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 26, 2004	F2	3 mi	880 yd	0

Deadliest: Aug 28, 1979, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Mills County, IA25 Atchison County, MO19 Page County, IA40 Nemaha County, NE22 Otoe County, NE33 Montgomery County, IA32 Cass County, NE52 Sarpy County, NE15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Fremont County, Iowa had?

37 tornadoes touched Fremont County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Fremont County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 22, 1964, with a 11.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Fremont County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 37). 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).