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Dallas storm history

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

1,175
Total events
58
Tornadoes
249
Hail
174
Floods
0
Deaths
$43.4M
Property damage

Most significant events

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

April 8, 1999 · Dallas, Iowa
Tornado F3 Tornado
June 13, 1976 · Dallas, Iowa
Tornado F3 Tornado
November 12, 2005 · Dallas, Iowa
Tornado F2 Tornado$2.5M damage
Tornado touched down in Dallas County and moved into Boone County.
August 1, 2003 · Dallas, Iowa
Drought Drought$12.7M damage
June 29, 1998 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind$5.0M damage
August 10, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Gust measured by personal weather station.
July 10, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Fire department estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
July 10, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts estimated around 60 to 70 mph on the west side of Waukee.
July 10, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Spotter measured two wind gusts of 70 mph at 1237 and 1240 am.
May 19, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
High Wind High Wind
Two personal weather stations recorded gusts of 59 to 66 mph on the edge of a stratiform rain area.
March 14, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Report from mping.
March 14, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Report via mping.
March 14, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Hail Hail
March 5, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Blizzard Blizzard
March 5, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
High Wind High Wind
February 11, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 20, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 2, 2025 · Dallas, Iowa
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow Squall.
July 31, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Torrential rain, wind estimated at 45-50 mph with quarter sized hail.
July 31, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Report of 3.5 inches of rain.
July 31, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Four to five inch tree branches down.
June 25, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
June 25, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
June 25, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report from mping of tree damage.
June 4, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
CoCoRaHS report of 3.44 inches of rainfall that occurred on June 4th.
June 4, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Report of 4.9 inches of rain at 144th and Meredith in Urbandale on June 4th, where 3.8 inches of this total fell between 7:40pm and 8:05pm.
May 24, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Tree damage began along 270th Street between R and S Avenues south of Dallas Center in central Dallas County. The QLCS tornado proceeded east northeast rapidly producing tree damage as well as some outbuilding damage at a farmstead. The tornado passed just south of the Dallas Cen…
May 24, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Peak wind reported at Perry Airport.
May 24, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several larger trees down in Perry, along with 3500 customers without power.
May 21, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Trained spotter reported nickel to quarter sized hail and wind gusts estimated up to around 50 to 55 mph.
May 21, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Amateur radio operator relayed nickel sized hail.
May 21, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported large tree limbs down in Adel.
May 21, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported tree over powerline in Redfield.
May 21, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported large tree limb down. Time estimated from nearby KDSM wind gust observation.
May 21, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trained spotter reported 4 to 5 inch diameter tree branches down and power lines snapped.
May 21, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported large trees down just south of Interstate 80 on county line between Dallas and Polk Counties. About 60th and Vista. Time estimated from radar.
May 6, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree down along 3rd St. Report relayed by WHO TV and time estimated by radar.
April 30, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Delayed report, time estimated via radar.
April 26, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This tornado moved into Dallas County from Madison County. Trees provided most of the damage observed with this tornado as it passed just west and north of the Dale Maffit Reservoir. The tornado dissipated just north of the reservoir and south of the Raccoon River.
April 16, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado occurred with morning convection as it moved north through central Iowa. This tornado began west of Dallas Center a moved north impacting a few farmsteads with mostly minor damage. This tornado produced a TDS on radar and lifted to the northeast of Minburn.
March 1, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Rainfall in the middle and later portion of March helped to improve hydrologic conditions across Dallas county by the end of the month with severe drought ending in the county.
February 1, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation allowed severe drought conditions to persist across Dallas county.
January 13, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 12, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 12, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Blizzard Blizzard
January 10, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow squall.
January 8, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 1, 2024 · Dallas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted in Dallas county during January with temperatures and precipitation above normal. Extreme drought was no longer observed in the county by the end of January.
December 1, 2023 · Dallas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions remained across Dallas county in December with above normal temperatures. Rainfall was slightly above normal but did little to alleviate drought conditions, particularly longer term deficits.
November 1, 2023 · Dallas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across Dallas county for the duration of November given lack of rain and above normal temperatures.

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
2025130
2024303
2023130
2022180
2021251
2020262
2019582
2018481
2017380
2016480
2015732
2014702
2013532
2012270
2011350
2010440
2009431
2008722
2007410
2006151
2005281
2004444
2003150
2002260
2001351
2000314
1999382
1998472
1997111
1996250
199440
199310
199210
199110
199071
198930
198731
1986128
198511
198420
198321
198231
198020
197972
197810
197710
197673
197511
197420
197350
197140
197020
196820
196632
196451
196210
196011
195511