Webster County, Iowa
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
65
Tornado reports
226
Hail reports
158
Floods since 1996
1,007
All events
2
Deaths
$37.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Webster 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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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 F4 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Visibilities were reduced to less than one quarter mile for an extended period of time in the town of Badger and across the Webster County area.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Hail Hail
Report via mping.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter reported damage to corn and soybean fields and tree losing big branches near Dolliver Park and Lehigh. Time estimated by radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Peak gust of 58 mph reported by the Fort Dodge AWOS. Time taken from METAR.
Hail Hail
Trained spotter reported nickel to quarter sized hail in Fort Dodge.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Delayed report. EM reports several intersections flooded in Ft Dodge with with stalled vehicles and water up to the bottom of doors. Flooding continued through 9pm until gradually receding.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Cocorahs station IA-WB-3 Fort Dodge 1.6 ENE measured 4.25 inches of rain.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree down at this location, few others reported in town. Time estimated by radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and powerlines down around Fort Dodge. Delayed report relayed by broadcast media. Time estimated by radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Personal weather station gusted to 59 mph as the gust front moved through.
Hail Hail
Up to quarter sized hail but most was much smaller. Hail lasted from 7:38-7:42 pm LDT.
Hail Hail
Hail stone measured with calipers.
Hail Hail
Blizzard Blizzard
High Wind High Wind
Blizzard Blizzard
High Wind High Wind
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Drought Drought
Widespread rainfall of 1 to 2 inches over the past week helped to end the Severe Drought conditions across Webster County.
Drought Drought
Prolong dryness this fall along with above normal temperatures has led to the expansion of Severe Drought conditions into Webster County.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Personal weather station reported 4.02 inches storm total with rain still in progress.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Report of 5.5 inches of rain storm total from WHO TV.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rain total of 7.1 inches.
Flood Flood
The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge remained in flood from a peak crest in June 2024.
Flood Flood
The Des Moines River at Stratford remained in flood from a peak crest in June 2024.
Flood Flood
The Des Moines at Stratford crested at 21.56 ft on June 27 at 08:15 pm CDT. The river remained in flood through the end of the month and into July.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Mesonet reported 3.06 inches of rain.
Flood Flood
The Des Moines at Fort Dodge crested at 17.12 ft on June 27 at 04:30 am CDT. The river remained in flood through the end of the month and into July.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and crops damaged.
Tornado EFU Tornado
A brief tornado was captured on video near Clare during the late afternoon. The tornado remained in open cropland with no impacts to damage indicators, hence the EFU rating.
Hail Hail
MPING report of penny sized hail.
Flood Flood
The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge crested at 11.02 ft on May 23 at 5:45 pm CDT.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported trees down on power lines through town.
Drought Drought
Rainfall in the middle and later portion of March helped to improve hydrologic conditions across Webster 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 south and east Webster county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Blizzard Blizzard
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Combination of snow around 6 inches with wind gusts around 30mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted in southeast Webster county during January with temperatures remaining above normal. Precipitation was slightly above normal but this did little to help improve the longer term dryness across the area.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions remained across southeast Webster 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 southern Webster county for the duration of November given lack of rain and above normal temperatures.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 13 |
| 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 41 | 0 |
| 2018 | 80 | 1 |
| 2017 | 41 | 2 |
| 2016 | 32 | 0 |
| 2015 | 34 | 1 |
| 2014 | 43 | 7 |
| 2013 | 22 | 1 |
| 2012 | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 1 |
| 2010 | 68 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | 0 |
| 2008 | 55 | 2 |
| 2007 | 34 | 0 |
| 2006 | 21 | 0 |
| 2005 | 39 | 4 |
| 2004 | 46 | 8 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 1 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 1 |
| 1998 | 34 | 1 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 7 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 3 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 | 2 |
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