Webster County tornado history

63 tornadoes touched Webster County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 5, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 27 people.

63tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 27 injured

49 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F111

(E)F212

(E)F32

(E)F43

(E)F50

unrated8

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
May 5, 1965	F4	9.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1967	F4	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 4, 1977	F4	2 mi	70 yd	14	0
Nov 12, 2005	F3	17.6 mi	150 yd	3	1
Sep 21, 1973	F3	2.3 mi	143 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1953	F2	49 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	18.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	18 mi	80 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	17.7 mi	125 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	16.3 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1967	F2	14.2 mi	100 yd	5	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	12.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 4, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	30 yd
Oct 13, 2023	unrated	0.2 mi	25 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	17.7 mi	125 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	18 mi	80 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	18.8 mi	150 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	16.3 mi	125 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	12.1 mi	100 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	5.5 mi	80 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	7.6 mi	80 yd
Aug 8, 2021	unrated	1.6 mi	150 yd
Aug 8, 2021	unrated	1.7 mi	150 yd
Aug 8, 2021	unrated	1.9 mi	160 yd

Deadliest: Nov 12, 2005, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Hamilton County, IA56 Calhoun County, IA41 Humboldt County, IA27 Greene County, IA35 Boone County, IA58 Wright County, IA40 Pocahontas County, IA49 Carroll County, IA37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Webster County, Iowa had?

63 tornadoes touched Webster County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Webster County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 5, 1965, with a 9.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Webster County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (17 of 63). 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).