Winneshiek County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Winneshiek County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 5, 1965).

25tornadoes since 1950
F4strongest rating
0killed · 20 injured
65.2 milongest path · 1965
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F012
(E)F16
(E)F24
(E)F32
(E)F41
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 5, 1965F441.6 mi200 yd110
May 5, 1965F365.2 mi100 yd70
Jul 19, 1994F323 mi150 yd00
Aug 25, 1965F214.7 mi150 yd10
Jul 29, 1987F210 mi30 yd00
Mar 24, 1988F29 mi100 yd00
Jun 4, 1973F21 mi100 yd00
May 24, 1989F110 mi33 yd00
Jul 10, 1984F12 mi50 yd00
Jun 12, 1990F12 mi40 yd00
Aug 4, 1979F10.1 mi30 yd00
Aug 4, 1979F10.1 mi30 yd10

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 5, 2024EF00.3 mi30 yd00
Aug 5, 2024EF01 mi80 yd00
Apr 12, 2022EF00.6 mi125 yd00
Sep 12, 2019EF02.8 mi150 yd00
May 17, 2017EF00.2 mi30 yd00
May 15, 2017EF01 mi50 yd00
Aug 19, 2009EF05.3 mi25 yd00
Jun 26, 2002F00.3 mi25 yd00
Jul 19, 1994F323 mi150 yd00
Jul 19, 1994F00.2 mi23 yd00
Jun 12, 1990F00.1 mi17 yd00
Jun 12, 1990F12 mi40 yd00

Nearby counties

Allamakee County, IA13Howard County, IA41Chickasaw County, IA30Fillmore County, MN28Fayette County, IA32Houston County, MN14Clayton County, IA17Bremer County, IA29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Winneshiek County, Iowa had?

25 tornadoes touched Winneshiek County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Winneshiek County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 5, 1965, with a 41.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Winneshiek County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (7 of 25). 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).