Scott 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.
67
Tornado reports
273
Hail reports
144
Floods since 1996
1,273
All events
1
Deaths
$51.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Scott County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 64 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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 destroyed 26 farm buildings, 20 of them with major damage. Nine homes were hit, one destroyed, two with major damage and six with minor damage. Seven of the nine homes were farmhouses. Roxanne Paper, with baby boy Logan in arm, was downstairs when the tornado struck.…
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Winds downed a large tree into an occupied tent. One 12 year old boy was crushed beneath the tree with two others in the tent slightly injured. A fourth boy was unharmed. These four and several others were camped out in the backyard of the "family" home and were there for a famil…
According to the Quad-Cities Online Dispatch-Argus, Genesis hospitals in the Quad Cities area treated 14 people for heat related illnesses on the 4th of July. However, most people took necessary precautions to avoid the heat. On Friday July 6, the eastbound lane of Interstate 74 …
Seven workers were injured at a construction site when high winds knocked over roof trusses.
A large, old tree fell onto three vehicles near Davenport Avenue and Kirkwood Boulevard during the early morning. A few utility lines were also knocked down by the tree. The time was estimated by radar.
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Four inch diameter branch down. The time estimated on radar.
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Estimate of 70 MPH at residence.
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Several 12 to 15 inch limbs down along with several trees 1 to 2 feet in diameter. Estimating 70 to 80 MPH winds.
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Peak wind gust recorded at the Davenport Municipal Airport.
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Estimated peak wind gust from spotter network.
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Measured by an anemometer.
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Two inch tree limb down. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail reported by off duty NWS Employee.
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Hail Hail
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A public reported that multiple large tree limbs are down. The largest limb was 16to 18 inches with several limbs 12 to 14 inches in diameter. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
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A tree was blown down. The time was estimated using radar data.
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The Davenport Airport, ASOS measured a 60 knot gust from decaying thunderstorm outflow.
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John Deere employee reported damage to a 100-foot section of their roof.
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Observed at the Davenport Airport.
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Several 60 mph gusts reported near the backside of the storm.
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Blizzard Blizzard
The ASOS at the Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) reported winds gusting over 50 MPH for several hours reducing visibility below a quarter of a mile for several hours. The official observation at the Davenport Municipal Airport was 7.8 inches.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The Official NWS Observation at the Davenport Municipal Airport reported 10.6 inches of snow. Trained spotter reports ranged from 9. 0 inches 3 miles west southwest of in southeast Davenport to 11.0 inches 1 mile northeast of Park View.
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Several tree limbs were blown down, 6 to 10 inches across, around town. Power lines are also down from the limbs.
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A public photo was relayed via social media of a large branch of a tree snapped off. Time estimated by radar.
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Significant water was over the highway at New Liberty Road and 50th. This water had subsided before 10 AM.
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A line of power poles snapped off from 230th street to Blackhawk Trail. No other damage in the vicinity. Time estimated from radar data. Wind appears to have been strong in this area, but other factors appeared to be part of why these poles snapped off. There were numerous trees,…
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A trained spotter reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 52 knots.
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A public report of a downed wooden light pole onto a baseball field. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
Hail Hail
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Measured by the ASOS at the Davenport Municipal Airport.
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A trained spotter reported several trees down in LeClaire. the time of the event was estimated using radar.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 2 |
| 2024 | 57 | 5 |
| 2023 | 58 | 2 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 55 | 0 |
| 2019 | 48 | 2 |
| 2018 | 28 | 1 |
| 2017 | 38 | 3 |
| 2016 | 29 | 4 |
| 2015 | 32 | 2 |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 |
| 2013 | 51 | 1 |
| 2012 | 26 | 0 |
| 2011 | 33 | 0 |
| 2010 | 59 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | 0 |
| 2008 | 56 | 0 |
| 2007 | 53 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | 1 |
| 2005 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | 0 |
| 2002 | 22 | 1 |
| 2001 | 45 | 3 |
| 2000 | 72 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 1 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 29 | 10 |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 1 |
| 1990 | 6 | 4 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 3 |
| 1987 | 13 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | 10 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 12 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 5 | 2 |
| 1966 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 3 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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