Greene County, Iowa
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
30
Tornado reports
123
Hail reports
63
Floods since 1996
557
All events
4
Deaths
$24.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Greene County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 30 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
This tornado occurred southwest of Jefferson and remained in rural Greene County during its entire path. The tornado damaged a confinement building and farther northeast destroyed an outbuilding. However, the most intense damage was a series of high voltage utility dual pole towe…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Split tree and many 3 inch diameter limbs down. Delayed report, time estimated via radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 60 mph gust at a personal weather station.
High Wind High Wind
Blizzard Blizzard
High Wind High Wind
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow Squall.
Hail Hail
Report via Raccoon Valley Radio. Time of occurrence estimated from radar.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Delayed report of 5 inches of rainfall that occurred on June 4th.
Hail Hail
Public mping report of penny sized hail.
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Rainfall in the middle and later portion of March helped to improve hydrologic conditions across Greene 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 Greene 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 Greene county during January with temperatures and precipitation near normal. Extreme drought was no longer observed in the county by the end of January.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions remained across Greene 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 portions of Greene county for the duration of November given lack of rain and above normal temperatures.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditons maintained a presence in Greene 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
Above normal temperatures and lack of precipitation allowed severe drought conditions to expand into portions of Greene county during the later half of September.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Delayed report of tree damage south of Churdan. Damage consisted of broken branches a couple inches thick. Report relayed via social media and time estimated via radar.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Event total of 6.20 inches.
Hail Hail
Nickel sized hail. Reports of tree limbs of unknown size down in town.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Brief tornado east of Scranton captured by storm chaser. Tornado remained in open fields with no impact to damage indicators, hence the EFU rating.
Hail Hail
Report from twitter, time estimated by radar.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Drought Drought
Greene County started in severe drought to begin February but wet conditions persisted through the middle of the month along with some thaw. This allowed infiltration of water into the ground and improved drought conditions by the 21st.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across portions of Greene County during January despite above normal precipitation. With the ground frozen, there was little if any recharge of soils and ground water.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across portions of Greene County during December despite above normal precipitation. With the ground frozen, there was little if any recharge of soils and ground water.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions expanded into Greene County during November as drier than normal weather continued.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Personal weather station recorded 64 mph gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Damage to gas station canopy with partial collapse of structure. Report from KCCI TV.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree damage at Spring Lake Park with some vehicles and campers stuck under trees. Delayed report, time estimated via radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station recorded a 66 mph gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees down and power out in Jefferson.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Delayed report of two to three inch hail. Time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail falling at time of report.
High Wind High Wind
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This tornado moved from Guthrie into Greene County. The tornado destroyed several grain bins shortly after entering the county and then snapped several large power poles along 330th Street between F and G Avenues. The tornado continued northeast producing sporadic damage in rural…
Tornado EF2 Tornado
Tornado continued into Greene County from Guthrie County. The path through Greene County was long but remained in rural portions of the county. Damage to rural outbuildings occurred in southern Greene county with more intense damage south of Jefferson. Utility poles were snapped …
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 26 | 1 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23 | 0 |
| 2014 | 21 | 3 |
| 2013 | 20 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 18 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 22 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | 1 |
| 2004 | 27 | 2 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 3 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 2 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 1 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 7 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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