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Crawford storm history

Storm events recorded in Crawford, Iowa between 1950 and 2025.

619
Total events
38
Tornadoes
146
Hail
34
Floods
0
Deaths
$42.0M
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

June 16, 1992 · Crawford, Iowa
Tornado F3 Tornado3 injuries, $2.5M damage
April 26, 1991 · Crawford, Iowa
Tornado F3 Tornado$2.5M damage
January 20, 2010 · Crawford, Iowa
Ice Storm Ice Storm$2.0M damage
December 23, 2009 · Crawford, Iowa
Ice Storm Ice Storm$1.5M damage
August 1, 2003 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought$12.7M damage
June 21, 1996 · Crawford, Iowa
Flash Flood Flash Flood$11.0M damage
August 9, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported a snapped light pole and a tree down in Manilla. Time estimated from radar.
August 9, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Gust measured from personal weather station.
August 9, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported significant damage to a barn south of Westside. Time estimated by radar.
March 19, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
Blizzard Blizzard
March 19, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
High Wind High Wind
March 14, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
March 4, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
Blizzard Blizzard
March 4, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
High Wind High Wind
January 20, 2025 · Crawford, Iowa
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
October 22, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Several weeks with little rainfall along with above normal temperatures has led to the expansion of Severe Drought into Crawford County.
July 15, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Hail Hail
Forward from broadcast media, with time estimated by radar.
July 15, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Hail Hail
Trained spotter report of 0.75-inch hail.
July 15, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Hail Hail
Pea to quarter-sized. Time of occurrence estimated from radar.
July 15, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Hail Hail
Delayed report of 2 inch hail in Westside.
June 25, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
April 30, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Hail Hail
Report of up to quarter sized hail.
April 26, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This tornado formed in Shelby County and passed into Crawford County shortly after developing. This tornado moved almost due north for much of its path and passed just west of Manilla. An farm building was completely destroyed just northwest of Manilla producing EF2 damage. The t…
April 26, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Tornado EFU Tornado
This was a brief tornado which stayed in open rural areas east of Federal Highway 59 in southern Crawford county. This tornado produce a weak TDS on radar and was rated EFU since there was no impact to any damage indicators.
April 26, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado formed near Defiance in Shelby County and moved into Crawford County southwest of Manilla. The tornado moved northeast through southern and eastern Crawford county impacting several farmsteads along the way. Most of the damage was to trees although a few outbuildings…
April 6, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
High Wind High Wind
A grocery store facade was damaged, sufficient enough to close the store.
March 1, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Rainfall in the middle and later portion of March helped to improve hydrologic conditions across Crawford county by the end of the month with severe drought ending in the county.
February 1, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation allowed severe drought conditions to persist across the southeast half of Crawford county.
January 13, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 12, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 12, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Blizzard Blizzard
January 8, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 1, 2024 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted in southeast Crawford county during January with temperatures and precipitation near normal. This did little to help improve the longer term dryness across the area.
December 1, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions remained across southeast Crawford county through December with above normal temperatures. Rainfall was above normal but did little to alleviate drought conditions, particularly longer term deficits.
November 1, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across the southeast half of Crawford county for the duration of November given lack of rain and above normal temperatures.
October 1, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditons maintained a presence in Crawford county during the month of October. Temperatures remained above normal during the month with near normal rainfall although longer range precipitation remains well below normal.
September 1, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Widespread severe drought persisted in Crawford county during September given the above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.
August 5, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Quarter sized hail reported along with a tree down on Highway 59 blocking traffic in both directions.
August 1, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought affected Crawford County as above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall occurred during August.
July 1, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Despite a few different periods of rain during the month, severe drought conditions persisted in Crawford County during July.
June 13, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought expanded into Crawford County by the middle of June as dry conditions and very warm temperatures persisted. These conditions remained through the end of the month.
May 1, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Decent rainfall during the 1st half of May helped to reduce the severe drought to moderate drought across Crawford county. Some longer term residual dryness persists.
April 19, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Hail Hail
Delayed report via social media, time estimated by radar.
April 19, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Hail Hail
Significant car damage was reported.
April 19, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Hail Hail
Delayed report, time estimated by radar. Severely damaged cars with ground covered in hail.
April 19, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Spotters reported a funnel cloud and were unsure of tornado development at time of report.
April 19, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
April 19, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Tornado EFU Tornado
Storm Chasers had video of this tornado as it remained in rural areas of Crawford county between Deloit and Schleswig. The tornado did not impact any damage indicators, hence the EFU rating.
April 1, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Drought Drought
Spring precipitation remained at a slight deficit across portions of Crawford county, mostly in the far northwest during April with severe drought persisting. Some improvement to dry conditions were noted elsewhere in the western portions of the county.
March 26, 2023 · Crawford, Iowa
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
202590
2024183
2023211
202290
2021141
2020140
2019110
2018170
2017180
2016200
2015130
2014292
2013140
2012160
2011191
2010170
2009110
2008273
2007200
2006160
2005201
2004190
2003160
2002160
2001254
200090
1999214
1998334
199790
1996350
199521
1994140
199350
199241
199131
199061
198950
198861
198720
198642
198510
198430
198210
198120
198020
197911
197810
197710
197610
197521
197410
197321
197210
197010
196942
196810
196610
196521
196220
195711
195610