Hardin County tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Hardin County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 24, 1989). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 3 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 3 injured

116.1 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F116

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated2

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 24, 1989	F4	66 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 30, 1989	F4	11 mi	200 yd	3	0
May 20, 1953	F3	116.1 mi	400 yd	0	1
Mar 22, 1991	F3	43 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1990	F3	9 mi	90 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 1991	F2	20 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 31, 1971	F2	4.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1970	F2	1.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	22.2 mi	140 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	13 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2014	EF1	12 mi	460 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 2005	F1	8 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 7, 2022	unrated	0.3 mi	20 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	13 mi	125 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	22.2 mi	140 yd
Jun 15, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd
May 29, 2019	EF0	1.1 mi	30 yd
May 29, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	30 yd
May 29, 2019	EF0	0.6 mi	40 yd
May 29, 2019	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
May 29, 2019	unrated	0.7 mi	20 yd
Jun 20, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	6.3 mi	300 yd
Nov 28, 2016	EF0	5.2 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: May 20, 1953, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Grundy County, IA39 Hamilton County, IA56 Franklin County, IA29 Story County, IA66 Marshall County, IA39 Butler County, IA30 Wright County, IA40 Tama County, IA47

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hardin County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Hardin County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 24, 1989, with a 66-mile path.

When is tornado season in Hardin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (13 of 47). 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).