Mills County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Mills County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Aug 28, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 17 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 17 injured

38.3 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F113

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
Aug 28, 1979	F3	38.3 mi	533 yd	14	2
Jun 16, 2017	EF2	14 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	3 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	22 mi	40 yd	3	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2017	EF1	6.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 6, 2024	EF1	5.7 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2008	EF1	5.1 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2008	EF1	4.8 mi	220 yd	0	0
Jul 24, 1993	F1	3.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	2.7 mi	80 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2000	F1	2.5 mi	70 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 6, 2024	EF1	5.7 mi	250 yd
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	2.7 mi	80 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	10 mi	100 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	0.6 mi	50 yd
Jun 18, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 16, 2017	EF2	14 mi	250 yd
Jun 16, 2017	EF1	6.7 mi	300 yd
Jun 4, 2008	EF1	4.8 mi	220 yd
Jun 4, 2008	EF1	5.1 mi	440 yd
May 5, 2007	EF0	4 mi	80 yd
May 5, 2007	EF0	0.5 mi	200 yd
Apr 27, 2002	F0	—	20 yd

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

Nearby counties

Fremont County, IA37 Pottawattamie County, IA56 Montgomery County, IA32 Sarpy County, NE15 Cass County, NE52 Page County, IA40 Douglas County, NE24 Otoe County, NE33

Questions

How many tornadoes has Mills County, Iowa had?

25 tornadoes touched Mills County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Mills County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Aug 28, 1979, with a 38.3-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Mills County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 25). 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).