Jackson County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Jackson County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 13 people.

29tornadoes since 1950
F4strongest rating
1killed · 13 injured
91.5 milongest path · 1965
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F08
(E)F112
(E)F26
(E)F30
(E)F41
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 11, 1965F491.5 mi200 yd31
Apr 19, 1955F215.9 mi50 yd00
Nov 9, 1975F213.6 mi200 yd40
Jun 1, 2007EF23.4 mi350 yd00
Jul 11, 2025EF22.9 mi250 yd00
Mar 27, 1991F21.5 mi100 yd10
Nov 15, 1960F21 mi50 yd00
Dec 14, 1975F17 mi10 yd00
Jun 20, 2021EF13.4 mi30 yd00
Jun 5, 2010EF12.2 mi150 yd10
Mar 31, 2023EF11.9 mi100 yd30
Mar 31, 2023EF11.2 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 11, 2025EF22.9 mi250 yd00
Jul 10, 2025unrated0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 25, 2024EF10.9 mi50 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF11.2 mi50 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF00.2 mi15 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF11.9 mi100 yd30
Jun 20, 2021EF13.4 mi30 yd00
May 23, 2020EF01.4 mi20 yd00
May 23, 2020unrated—10 yd00
Sep 21, 2018EF10.3 mi20 yd00
Mar 6, 2017EF05.7 mi25 yd00
Jul 17, 2016EF11 mi50 yd00

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Clinton County, IA55Jo Daviess County, IL20Dubuque County, IA35Jones County, IA46Carroll County, IL21Scott County, IA67Cedar County, IA44Lafayette County, WI38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jackson County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jackson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 91.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jackson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (7 of 29). 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).