Lee County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Lee County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jan 24, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 12 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 12 injured

85.2 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F19

(E)F28

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Jan 24, 1967	F3	4.3 mi	300 yd	6	1
Apr 30, 1954	F2	85.2 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 16, 2024	EF2	41.7 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 10, 2003	F2	11.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 4, 2017	EF2	8 mi	50 yd	1	0
Mar 29, 1960	F2	6.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1967	F2	3 mi	200 yd	4	0
Apr 30, 1967	F2	2.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 4, 1977	F2	2 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1978	F1	5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2015	EF1	4.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1973	F1	4.1 mi	250 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 10, 2025	unrated	—	10 yd	0
Aug 10, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 3, 2025	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 16, 2024	EF2	41.7 mi	600 yd	0
Mar 23, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 4, 2017	EF2	8 mi	50 yd	1
Jun 20, 2015	EF1	4.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 24, 2015	EF1	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 11, 2014	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 21, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 22, 2007	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 24, 1967, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Clark County, MO17 Hancock County, IL29 Henry County, IA20 Des Moines County, IA24 Van Buren County, IA28 Henderson County, IL15 Jefferson County, IA13 Scotland County, MO16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lee County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jan 24, 1967, with a 4.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 38). 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).