Pottawattamie County tornado history

56 tornadoes touched Pottawattamie County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 26, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 99 people.

56tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 99 injured

40.3 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F020

(E)F119

(E)F211

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Jun 26, 1976	F4	5.1 mi	200 yd	6	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	40.3 mi	1,900 yd	3	1
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	19.1 mi	550 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	13.3 mi	900 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1988	F3	2.8 mi	73 yd	34	0
May 6, 1975	F2	12.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 6, 1975	F2	10.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 7, 1988	F2	7.2 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 5, 2007	EF2	6.8 mi	400 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	6.7 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 12, 1970	F2	5.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 16, 1999	F2	5 mi	120 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 24, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 6, 2024	EF1	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 6, 2024	EF1	4 mi	450 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	19.1 mi	550 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	13.3 mi	900 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	40.3 mi	1,900 yd	3	1
Jul 12, 2023	EF1	1.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF0	0.9 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2023	unrated	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 2022	EF0	2.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 26, 2024, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Mills County, IA25 Shelby County, IA31 Harrison County, IA35 Montgomery County, IA32 Cass County, IA43 Douglas County, NE24 Sarpy County, NE15 Washington County, NE25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pottawattamie County, Iowa had?

56 tornadoes touched Pottawattamie County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pottawattamie County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 26, 1976, with a 5.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pottawattamie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (17 of 56). 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).