Tama County tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Tama County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 23, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 16 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 16 injured

87.7 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F113

(E)F210

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Apr 23, 1961	F3	87.7 mi	800 yd	12	1
Nov 9, 1975	F3	39.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1966	F3	27.1 mi	400 yd	4	0
May 4, 1977	F3	17.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 31, 1971	F3	9.4 mi	600 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	17.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 1953	F2	11.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	8.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 10, 2001	F2	8 mi	875 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2014	EF2	3.7 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1956	F2	2.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	17.3 mi	500 yd
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	8.5 mi	200 yd
Jul 14, 2021	EF1	5.7 mi	590 yd
Aug 10, 2020	unrated	1.5 mi	40 yd
Oct 9, 2018	EF0	2.3 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 2014	EF0	1.5 mi	20 yd
Jul 6, 2014	EF1	9.7 mi	225 yd
Jun 30, 2014	EF2	3.7 mi	150 yd
Jun 21, 2011	EF0	0.8 mi	30 yd
Jul 17, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 13, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Aug 19, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Apr 23, 1961, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Marshall County, IA39 Benton County, IA48 Grundy County, IA39 Poweshiek County, IA33 Black Hawk County, IA40 Iowa County, IA36 Jasper County, IA47 Hardin County, IA47

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tama County, Iowa had?

47 tornadoes touched Tama County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Tama County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 23, 1961, with a 87.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tama County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (15 of 47). 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).