Jasper County tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Jasper County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 5, 2022). Tornadoes here killed 12 and injured 60 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

12killed · 60 injured

116 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F18

(E)F26

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated4

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 5, 2022	EF4	70.6 mi	900 yd	5	6
Sep 28, 1986	F4	20 mi	250 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 1978	F3	31.8 mi	200 yd	45	6
Apr 8, 1999	F3	39 mi	—	5	0
Oct 14, 1966	F3	29.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1953	F2	116 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 30, 2007	EF2	21.9 mi	1,250 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	17.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1968	F2	5.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1965	F2	4.9 mi	100 yd	2	0
Jun 4, 1973	F2	1.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2001	F1	17.5 mi	45 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 25, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2024	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 7, 2024	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	4.1 mi	80 yd	1	0
Apr 26, 2024	unrated	1.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	80 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF4	70.6 mi	900 yd	5	6
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	17.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	6.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 2019	unrated	0.8 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2018	EF0	2.4 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2018	EF0	2.6 mi	80 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Sep 16, 1978, F3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Marion County, IA47 Marshall County, IA39 Polk County, IA70 Poweshiek County, IA33 Story County, IA66 Mahaska County, IA28 Warren County, IA49 Tama County, IA47

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jasper County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jasper County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Mar 5, 2022, with a 70.6-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jasper County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 47). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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