Wayne County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Wayne County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 7, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 73 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 73 injured

134 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F18

(E)F211

(E)F30

(E)F44

(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
Jun 7, 1984	F4	134 mi	250 yd	64	3
Jun 2, 1980	F4	31.2 mi	140 yd	0	0
May 20, 1959	F4	17.2 mi	440 yd	5	0
May 10, 1953	F4	6.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1961	F2	68.6 mi	600 yd	2	0
May 8, 1988	F2	47 mi	43 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1970	F2	29.3 mi	800 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	19.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1991	F2	15 mi	77 yd	2	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF2	14.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	9.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	9.5 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 30, 2024	EF1	3 mi	75 yd
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	19.4 mi	300 yd
Mar 5, 2022	unrated	2.1 mi	60 yd
Mar 5, 2022	EF2	9.9 mi	300 yd
Mar 6, 2017	EF2	14.9 mi	250 yd
Nov 11, 2015	EF0	0.6 mi	15 yd
Apr 10, 2008	EF0	0.6 mi	20 yd
Apr 10, 2008	EF0	0.4 mi	20 yd
Oct 2, 2007	EF1	0.9 mi	20 yd
Mar 21, 2007	EF0	1.4 mi	35 yd
Jun 23, 2000	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd
Apr 26, 1991	F2	9 mi	60 yd

Deadliest: Jun 7, 1984, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Lucas County, IA13 Decatur County, IA20 Appanoose County, IA25 Putnam County, MO10 Mercer County, MO17 Clarke County, IA20 Monroe County, IA15 Sullivan County, MO12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wayne County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wayne County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 7, 1984, with a 134-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wayne County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 33). 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).