Worth County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Worth County, Iowa between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 10, 1953).

25tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 7 injured

26.6 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F14

(E)F24

(E)F33

(E)F43

(E)F50

unrated3

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Peak month: August.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 10, 1953	F4	26.6 mi	10 yd	3
Apr 30, 1967	F4	13.3 mi	400 yd	0
Apr 30, 1967	F4	7.6 mi	500 yd	1
Apr 30, 1967	F3	17.2 mi	800 yd	0
Jul 12, 1971	F3	15.4 mi	833 yd	0
May 28, 1974	F3	3.8 mi	150 yd	3
Aug 9, 1999	F2	11.5 mi	40 yd	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	11.2 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 20, 1980	F2	10.2 mi	60 yd	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F1	2.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 12, 2022	EF1	1.2 mi	70 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 5, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	20 yd
Aug 5, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	20 yd
Aug 5, 2024	unrated	0.8 mi	30 yd
Apr 12, 2022	EF1	1.2 mi	70 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	9.1 mi	80 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	2.6 mi	50 yd
Jun 7, 2008	EF0	1.7 mi	75 yd
Jun 7, 2008	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd
Aug 9, 1999	F2	11.5 mi	40 yd
May 15, 1998	F1	2.8 mi	50 yd
Jul 7, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	23 yd
Jun 16, 1984	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has Worth County, Iowa had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Worth County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 10, 1953, with a 26.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Worth 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).