Monroe County tornado history

15 tornadoes touched Monroe County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 7, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 72 people.

15tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 72 injured

134 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F15

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

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
Jun 7, 1984	F4	134 mi	250 yd	64	3
Jun 22, 2015	EF3	11.1 mi	575 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 2015	EF2	13 mi	190 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	4 mi	60 yd	4	0
Jun 22, 2015	EF2	1.7 mi	290 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1964	F1	5.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1984	F1	5 mi	40 yd	2	0
Jun 20, 2015	EF1	3.6 mi	175 yd	0	0
May 9, 1996	F1	1.5 mi	60 yd	2	0
Nov 12, 2005	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2003	F0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2016	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 19, 2016	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 11, 2015	EF2	13 mi	190 yd	0
Jun 22, 2015	EF3	11.1 mi	575 yd	0
Jun 22, 2015	EF2	1.7 mi	290 yd	0
Jun 20, 2015	EF1	3.6 mi	175 yd	0
Nov 12, 2005	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 30, 2003	F0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F1	1.5 mi	60 yd	2
Jul 9, 1993	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	4 mi	60 yd	4
May 8, 1986	F0	0.1 mi	13 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 7, 1984, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Appanoose County, IA25 Marion County, IA47 Wapello County, IA28 Lucas County, IA13 Mahaska County, IA28 Davis County, IA23 Wayne County, IA33 Putnam County, MO10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Monroe County, Iowa had?

15 tornadoes touched Monroe County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Monroe County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 7, 1984, with a 134-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Monroe County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (5 of 15). 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).