Shelby County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Shelby County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 26, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 3 people.

31tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 3 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)F012

(E)F113

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(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
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	40.3 mi	1,900 yd	3	1
May 6, 1955	F2	15.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 7, 1975	F2	9.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF2	9.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1987	F1	36 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	13 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 2000	F1	10.6 mi	330 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 2015	EF1	10.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 8, 2004	F1	8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Sep 10, 1972	F1	5.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 1989	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 24, 2024	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 20, 2024	unrated	0.4 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2024	EF1	4 mi	450 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	40.3 mi	1,900 yd	3	1
Apr 26, 2024	EF2	9.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	13 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 2015	EF1	10.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 2014	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 2011	EF0	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	0.4 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	0.2 mi	80 yd	0	0

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

Nearby counties

Audubon County, IA16 Crawford County, IA45 Pottawattamie County, IA56 Harrison County, IA35 Cass County, IA43 Carroll County, IA37 Guthrie County, IA33 Monona County, IA30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Shelby County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Shelby County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 26, 2024, with a 40.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Shelby County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 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).