Crawford County, Iowa
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
38
Tornado reports
148
Hail reports
34
Floods since 1996
627
All events
0
Deaths
$42.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Crawford County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 37 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported a snapped light pole and a tree down in Manilla. Time estimated from radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Gust measured from personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported significant damage to a barn south of Westside. Time estimated by radar.
Blizzard Blizzard
High Wind High Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Blizzard Blizzard
High Wind High Wind
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Drought Drought
Several weeks with little rainfall along with above normal temperatures has led to the expansion of Severe Drought into Crawford County.
Hail Hail
Forward from broadcast media, with time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Trained spotter report of 0.75-inch hail.
Hail Hail
Pea to quarter-sized. Time of occurrence estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Delayed report of 2 inch hail in Westside.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Hail Hail
Report of up to quarter sized hail.
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…
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.
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…
High Wind High Wind
A grocery store facade was damaged, sufficient enough to close the store.
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.
Drought Drought
Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation allowed severe drought conditions to persist across the southeast half of Crawford county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Blizzard Blizzard
Winter Storm Winter Storm
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.
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.
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.
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.
Drought Drought
Widespread severe drought persisted in Crawford county during September given the above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Quarter sized hail reported along with a tree down on Highway 59 blocking traffic in both directions.
Drought Drought
Severe drought affected Crawford County as above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall occurred during August.
Drought Drought
Despite a few different periods of rain during the month, severe drought conditions persisted in Crawford County during July.
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.
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.
Hail Hail
Delayed report via social media, time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Significant car damage was reported.
Hail Hail
Delayed report, time estimated by radar. Severely damaged cars with ground covered in hail.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Spotters reported a funnel cloud and were unsure of tornado development at time of report.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
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.
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.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 |
| 2023 | 21 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 29 | 2 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | 19 | 1 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 3 |
| 2007 | 20 | 0 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20 | 1 |
| 2004 | 19 | 0 |
| 2003 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 4 |
| 1998 | 33 | 4 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 4 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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