Kossuth County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Kossuth County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Aug 29, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 42 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 42 injured

49.2 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F115

(E)F27

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Aug 29, 1964	F4	15.8 mi	100 yd	2	0
Jun 28, 1979	F3	15.9 mi	300 yd	34	2
Jun 10, 1977	F3	14.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1984	F3	9 mi	150 yd	5	0
Jun 7, 1953	F2	49.2 mi	833 yd	0	0
May 15, 1998	F2	31.3 mi	180 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 1980	F2	24.5 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 1980	F2	24.4 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1984	F2	22 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1984	F2	21 mi	150 yd	1	0
Jun 9, 1974	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1979	F1	20.3 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 18, 2020	unrated	0.7 mi	30 yd
Sep 4, 2018	EF1	1.2 mi	50 yd
Jul 30, 2016	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd
Jul 27, 2016	EF0	0.4 mi	15 yd
Jun 20, 2011	EF1	1.2 mi	75 yd
Apr 9, 2011	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd
Jun 17, 2010	EF0	0.7 mi	20 yd
Jun 17, 2010	EF0	0.7 mi	20 yd
Jul 19, 2008	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd
Jul 9, 2008	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd
Apr 24, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jul 25, 2005	F0	1 mi	40 yd

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

Nearby counties

Palo Alto County, IA22 Hancock County, IA29 Emmet County, IA22 Winnebago County, IA26 Humboldt County, IA27 Faribault County, MN41 Martin County, MN22 Pocahontas County, IA49

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kossuth County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Kossuth County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Aug 29, 1964, with a 15.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kossuth County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (19 of 41). 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).