Sac County, Iowa
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1964 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
110
Hail reports
52
Floods since 1996
513
All events
0
Deaths
$34.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Sac County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 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 moved northeast for nearly 4 miles before abruptly turning north northwest for the remainder of the path. Lots of debris and power outages. Numerous homes damaged or destroyed.
This long track tornado touched down in Sac County and crossed the border into Buena Vista County. This large tornado occurred in conjunction with many satellite tornadoes producing a large and varying debris field.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree snapped in Schaller City Park. Delayed report, time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Report of lots of hail up to nickel sized.
Hail Hail
Blizzard Blizzard
High Wind High Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph and large branches down.
Blizzard Blizzard
High Wind High Wind
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple branches up to 6 inches down across town with lone larger 12 inch branch down. Flattened corn outside of town. Delayed report, time estimated via radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees down with power lost. Dime-sized hail also reported. Wind gust estimated 85 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees down in town and the power is out. Possible structure damage in town also.
Hail Hail
Submitted photo of quarter sized hail in Lytton.
Drought Drought
Rainfall in the middle and later portion of March helped to improve hydrologic conditions across Sac 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 far southeast Sac county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Blizzard Blizzard
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted in far southeast Sac 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 far southeast Sac 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 in southeast Sac county for the duration of November given lack of rain and above normal temperatures.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditons maintained a presence in Sac 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 Sac county during September given the above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Report of damage from emergency manager later identified as a tornado path using high resolution satellite imagery. The tornado impacted a outbuilding and tossed debris northward into an agricultural field with EF0 damage.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Tornado was found using high resolution satellite imagery. Tornado had a curved path through open agricultural fields. There was no damage to damage indicators, hence the EFU rating.
Drought Drought
Severe drought affected Sac 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 Sac County during July.
Drought Drought
Severe drought expanded into Sac County by the middle of June as dry conditions and very warm temperatures persisted. These conditions remained through the end of the month.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Brief tornado captured on video by a storm chaser northeast of Schaller. Tornado remained in open crop field with no impacts to damage indicators, hence the EFU rating.
Drought Drought
Decent rainfall during the 1st half of May helped to reduce the severe drought to moderate drought across Sac county. Some longer term residual dryness persists.
Hail Hail
Penny to quarter sized hail with ponding of water on roads in town.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Public report relayed by broadcast media. Time and location estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Delayed report, time estimated via radar.
Drought Drought
Spring precipitation remained at a slight deficit across portions of Sac county, mostly the northwest during April with severe drought persisting. Some improvement to dry conditions were noted in the southeast portion of the county.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across much of Sac county during March as below normal precipitation and stream flow continued.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought occurred in Sac county in February although this improved to only severe as wet conditions and some thawing allowed infiltration of water into the ground.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Combination of at least 4 inches of snow and wind gusts over 40 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions persisted across Sac County during January despite above normal precipitation. With the ground frozen, there was little if any recharge of soils and ground water.
Blizzard Blizzard
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions persisted across Sac County during December despite above normal precipitation. With the ground frozen, there was little if any recharge of soils and ground water.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 3 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 2 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 18 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | 17 | 5 |
| 2010 | 22 | 1 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 24 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 |
| 2003 | 20 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 1 |
| 1998 | 25 | 1 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
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