Osceola County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Osceola County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Jun 25, 2010).

31tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

0killed · 19 injured

46.5 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F12

(E)F29

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 25, 2010	EF4	13.7 mi	800 yd	13
May 31, 1971	F3	46.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 31, 1971	F3	8.6 mi	250 yd	0
Aug 7, 1994	F3	4.5 mi	73 yd	1
Jun 14, 1981	F2	21.9 mi	1,533 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F2	21.8 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 14, 1981	F2	21.6 mi	1,533 yd	0
Jun 7, 1993	F2	10 mi	127 yd	5
May 8, 1964	F2	5.1 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 18, 2017	EF2	5.1 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 6, 1982	F2	2 mi	67 yd	0
Jul 9, 1966	F2	1 mi	200 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 20, 2021	EF0	3.6 mi	30 yd	0
Aug 8, 2021	unrated	0.8 mi	40 yd	0
Aug 8, 2021	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 18, 2017	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 18, 2017	EF2	5.1 mi	250 yd	0
May 11, 2011	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 26, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 26, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 25, 2010	EF4	13.7 mi	800 yd	13
Jun 25, 2010	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
May 1, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0

How many tornadoes has Osceola County, Iowa had?

31 tornadoes touched Osceola County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Osceola County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Jun 25, 2010, with a 13.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Osceola County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (16 of 31). 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).