Van Buren County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Van Buren County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 16, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 20 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 20 injured

32.8 milongest path · 1967

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F18

(E)F28

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 16, 1967	F3	19.4 mi	500 yd	16	2
Jan 24, 1967	F3	25 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 9, 1959	F3	17.8 mi	250 yd	1	0
May 27, 2019	EF3	7.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1967	F2	32.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 1989	F2	18 mi	60 yd	0	0
Nov 9, 1975	F2	8.8 mi	10 yd	3	0
Apr 2, 2006	F2	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1964	F2	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2008	EF2	1.8 mi	220 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 1964	F2	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1958	F2	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 11, 2025	unrated	2.2 mi	10 yd
May 27, 2019	EF3	7.3 mi	100 yd
Jul 19, 2018	EF1	2.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 19, 2018	EF1	0.2 mi	75 yd
May 10, 2017	EF0	2.8 mi	50 yd
Jun 28, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 21, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 12, 2008	EF0	—	25 yd
Apr 10, 2008	EF2	1.8 mi	220 yd
Apr 10, 2008	EF1	5.3 mi	50 yd
Apr 2, 2006	F2	3 mi	100 yd
Apr 2, 2006	F1	2 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 16, 1967, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Jefferson County, IA13 Scotland County, MO16 Davis County, IA23 Lee County, IA38 Henry County, IA20 Clark County, MO17 Wapello County, IA28 Schuyler County, MO9

Questions

How many tornadoes has Van Buren County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Van Buren County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 16, 1967, with a 19.4-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Van Buren County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 28). 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).