Page County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Page County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 12, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 71 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 71 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)F08

(E)F117

(E)F24

(E)F36

(E)F43

(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
Apr 12, 1964	F4	13.1 mi	400 yd	28	1
Mar 29, 1979	F4	18.8 mi	500 yd	20	0
Apr 5, 1954	F4	6.3 mi	900 yd	2	0
Aug 28, 1979	F3	38.3 mi	533 yd	14	2
May 21, 2024	EF3	33.9 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1984	F3	25 mi	100 yd	3	0
Jun 19, 1964	F3	11.5 mi	350 yd	2	0
Jun 19, 1964	F3	10.6 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 5, 1954	F3	5.2 mi	667 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 1964	F2	11.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2004	F2	7 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1955	F2	1.5 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 11, 2025	unrated	—	10 yd
Apr 17, 2025	EF1	19 mi	1,971 yd
May 21, 2024	EF1	3.3 mi	80 yd
May 21, 2024	EF3	33.9 mi	1,300 yd
May 21, 2024	EF1	1.7 mi	85 yd
Oct 1, 2019	unrated	—	50 yd
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	2.1 mi	75 yd
Nov 11, 2015	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2008	EF0	1.2 mi	80 yd
Aug 26, 2004	F0	2 mi	100 yd
Aug 26, 2004	F2	7 mi	1,200 yd
Jul 26, 2002	F1	1.5 mi	400 yd

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

Nearby counties

Montgomery County, IA32 Taylor County, IA41 Fremont County, IA37 Atchison County, MO19 Nodaway County, MO39 Adams County, IA28 Mills County, IA25 Worth County, MO14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Page County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Page County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 12, 1964, with a 13.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Page County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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