Dallas County, Iowa
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
58
Tornado reports
249
Hail reports
174
Floods since 1996
1,181
All events
0
Deaths
$47.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Dallas County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 58 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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado touched down in Dallas County and moved into Boone County.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Gust measured by personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Fire department estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts estimated around 60 to 70 mph on the west side of Waukee.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Spotter measured two wind gusts of 70 mph at 1237 and 1240 am.
High Wind High Wind
Two personal weather stations recorded gusts of 59 to 66 mph on the edge of a stratiform rain area.
Hail Hail
Report from mping.
Hail Hail
Report via mping.
Hail Hail
Blizzard Blizzard
High Wind High Wind
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow Squall.
Hail Hail
Torrential rain, wind estimated at 45-50 mph with quarter sized hail.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Report of 3.5 inches of rain.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Four to five inch tree branches down.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report from mping of tree damage.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
CoCoRaHS report of 3.44 inches of rainfall that occurred on June 4th.
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.
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…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Peak wind reported at Perry Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several larger trees down in Perry, along with 3500 customers without power.
Hail Hail
Trained spotter reported nickel to quarter sized hail and wind gusts estimated up to around 50 to 55 mph.
Hail Hail
Amateur radio operator relayed nickel sized hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported large tree limbs down in Adel.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported tree over powerline in Redfield.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported large tree limb down. Time estimated from nearby KDSM wind gust observation.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trained spotter reported 4 to 5 inch diameter tree branches down and power lines snapped.
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree down along 3rd St. Report relayed by WHO TV and time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Delayed report, time estimated via radar.
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.
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.
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.
Drought Drought
Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation allowed severe drought conditions to persist across Dallas county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Blizzard Blizzard
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow squall.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
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.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 3 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1 |
| 2020 | 26 | 2 |
| 2019 | 58 | 2 |
| 2018 | 48 | 1 |
| 2017 | 38 | 0 |
| 2016 | 48 | 0 |
| 2015 | 73 | 2 |
| 2014 | 70 | 2 |
| 2013 | 53 | 2 |
| 2012 | 27 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | 0 |
| 2010 | 44 | 0 |
| 2009 | 43 | 1 |
| 2008 | 72 | 2 |
| 2007 | 41 | 0 |
| 2006 | 15 | 1 |
| 2005 | 28 | 1 |
| 2004 | 44 | 4 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 1 |
| 2000 | 31 | 4 |
| 1999 | 38 | 2 |
| 1998 | 47 | 2 |
| 1997 | 16 | 1 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | 12 | 8 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 7 | 3 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3 | 2 |
| 1964 | 5 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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