Woodbury County tornado history

57 tornadoes touched Woodbury County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jul 28, 1986). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 41 people.

57tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 41 injured

67 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F028

(E)F114

(E)F28

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Jul 28, 1986	F4	52.5 mi	73 yd	2	0
Oct 4, 2013	EF4	24.7 mi	2,600 yd	0	0
May 5, 1964	F3	67 mi	300 yd	7	0
Jul 5, 1994	F3	1.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F3	0.1 mi	30 yd	4	0
Jun 18, 1973	F2	2 mi	400 yd	10	2
Oct 4, 2013	EF2	26.6 mi	264 yd	2	0
May 12, 1963	F2	15.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	8.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 5, 1983	F2	2.5 mi	127 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F2	1 mi	300 yd	5	0
Jun 13, 1968	F2	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 12, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	unrated	0.8 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.6 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	8.4 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.3 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 4, 2013	EF2	26.6 mi	264 yd	2
Oct 4, 2013	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 4, 2013	EF4	24.7 mi	2,600 yd	0
Jul 6, 2008	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 9, 2006	F0	1 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 30, 2006	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 18, 1973, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Monona County, IA30 Plymouth County, IA52 Dakota County, NE9 Ida County, IA16 Thurston County, NE16 Cherokee County, IA30 Burt County, NE23 Dixon County, NE27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Woodbury County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Woodbury County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jul 28, 1986, with a 52.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Woodbury County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (16 of 57). 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).