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Lucas storm history

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

480
Total events
13
Tornadoes
78
Hail
105
Floods
1
Deaths
$48.9M
Property damage

Most significant events

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

June 7, 1984 · Lucas, Iowa
Tornado F4 Tornado$25.0M damage
March 5, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Tornado EF3 Tornado1 death, 1 injury, $1.5M damage
This tornado formed as two other tornadoes dissipated in southern Lucas county. The tornado moved to the northeast across rural areas of southern into central Lucas county primarily in wooded areas and cropland with little damage. Of note however, was a satellite tornado observed…
April 8, 1999 · Lucas, Iowa
Tornado F3 Tornado4 injuries
August 1, 2003 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought$12.7M damage
March 5, 2025 · Lucas, Iowa
Blizzard Blizzard
March 5, 2025 · Lucas, Iowa
High Wind High Wind
February 11, 2025 · Lucas, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 21, 2025 · Lucas, Iowa
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
October 30, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Peak gust of 62 mph from a personal weather station.
July 30, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
June 25, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Hail Hail
May 24, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Delayed report of hail up to golf ball size from the Derby Fire Department. The time of occurrence was estimated from radar.
May 1, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought ended across Lucas County as generous spring-time rainfall continued into early May.
April 16, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Local media reported penny sized hail on the northeast side of Chariton. Time estimated by radar.
April 1, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Despite an increase in rainfall, the long duration of the drought kept severe drought conditions over Lucas County through the end of April.
March 1, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Precipitation during the month of March did increase across Lucas county with amounts near normal. There was some minor improvement in drought conditions but severe drought continued through the end of the month.
February 1, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation allowed severe drought conditions to persist across much of Lucas county.
January 13, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 12, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Blizzard Blizzard
January 11, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 8, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 1, 2024 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted in Lucas county during January with near normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. Extreme drought was no longer observed in the county by the end of January. Longer term dryness kept from any further improvements.
December 1, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions remained across Lucas county in December with above normal temperatures. Rainfall was above normal but did little to alleviate drought conditions, particularly longer term deficits.
November 1, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe to Extreme drought conditions persisted across Lucas county for the duration of November given lack of rain and above normal temperatures.
October 1, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditons maintained a presence in Lucas county during the month of October. Temperatures remained above normal during the month with below normal rainfall.
September 16, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Hail Hail
September 1, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought persisted in much of Lucas county during September given the above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.
August 1, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe to Extreme drought affected Lucas County as above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall occurred during August.
July 1, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Despite a few different periods of rain during the month, severe to extreme drought conditions persisted in Lucas County during July.
June 13, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought expanded into Lucas County by the middle of June as dry conditions and very warm temperatures persisted. These conditions remained through the end of the month.
May 7, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Report via mping.
February 15, 2023 · Lucas, Iowa
Winter Storm Winter Storm
December 22, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
November 4, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rain total of 2.72 inches.
November 4, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rain total of 3.08 inches.
November 1, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Beneficial rainfall early in November help to alleviate severe drought conditions in Lucas county by the 8th.
October 1, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Severe drought was common across much of Lucas County for the month of October as a deficit of rainfall continued along with above normal temperatures.
September 17, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Hail Hail
September 17, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Hail Hail
Hail received from broadcast media via social media.
September 17, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rain total of 3.38 inches.
September 17, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rain total of 5.23 inches.
September 17, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rain total of 3.60 inches.
September 17, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rain total of 4.70 inches.
September 17, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rain total of 5.23 inches.
September 1, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Portions of Lucas county remained in severe drought for all of September. Abnormally low rainfall continues to produce widespread drought conditions late into the growing season. Impacts are likely to crop yields across the area.
September 1, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Portions of Lucas county remained in severe drought for all of September. Abnormally low rainfall continues to produce widespread drought conditions late into the growing season. Impacts are likely to crop yields across the area.
August 30, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Drought Drought
Decreasing rainfall and normal to above normal temperatures lead to the expansion of severe drought into portions of Lucas county by the 30th of August.
March 5, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Tornado EFU Tornado
This tornado moved into Lucas county from Wayne county. This portion of the tornado was documented via video from storm chasers and high resolution satellite imagery. The tornado had no documented interaction with damage indicators, hence the EFU rating.
March 5, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Tornado EFU Tornado
Video from a storm chaser documented this tornado. This was a second satellite tornado to a larger tornado which had an earlier satellite tornado in Decatur and Wayne counties. This tornado remained in southern rural Lucas county and did not impact any damage indicators, hence th…
March 5, 2022 · Lucas, Iowa
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This was a satellite tornado which formed near the tornado which went on to impact areas just south and east of Chariton, Iowa. This satellite tornado was captured on video by storm chasers and left a path observed in high resolution satellite imagery. This tornado developed nort…

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
202540
2024140
2023100
2022214
2021200
202090
2019180
2018110
2017110
2016110
2015221
2014170
2013160
201290
2011140
2010200
2009220
2008400
2007130
200640
200570
2004101
200370
200280
2001341
2000130
1999211
1998220
199760
1996190
199510
199430
199220
199110
198810
198720
198631
198510
198422
198231
198130
197520
197320
196711