# Tornadoes in Iowa since 1950: 3,079, #7 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Iowa has 3,079 tornadoes (4.2% of the US), #7 by count and #8 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Iowa since 1950

Iowa has recorded **3,079 tornadoes since 1950**: 4.2% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#7 by count** and **#8 per person** (94.99 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Iowa has recorded 3,079 tornadoes since 1950, 4.2% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #7 of 51 by count and #8 per person (94.99 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Iowa’s busiest year was 2024, with 124 tornadoes; it averages 40.5 a year.
* 49 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#8

national rank (per capita)

3,079

tornadoes

94.99

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Iowa: 3,079 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/iowa.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Iowa tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s125

1960s311

1970s302

1980s374

1990s472

2000s584

2010s494

2020s417

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,310 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 960   |
| F2/EF2  | 495   |
| F3/EF3  | 119   |
| F4/EF4  | 43    |
| F5/EF5  | 6     |
| Unrated | 146   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2024 (124).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Iowa, newest first

2024-05-21 · EF42023-03-31 · EF42022-03-05 · EF42013-10-04 · EF42011-04-09 · EF42010-06-25 · EF42008-05-25 · EF51999-04-08 · F41999-04-08 · F41995-05-27 · F41995-05-27 · F41995-05-27 · F41990-03-13 · F41989-05-30 · F41989-05-24 · F41989-05-24 · F41986-09-28 · F41980-06-02 · F41979-06-28 · F41977-05-04 · F41976-06-26 · F41976-06-13 · F51974-08-12 · F41974-08-12 · F41974-06-18 · F41971-07-12 · F41968-05-15 · F51968-05-15 · F51967-06-08 · F41967-04-30 · F41967-04-30 · F41966-10-14 · F51965-08-26 · F41965-05-05 · F41965-05-05 · F41965-04-11 · F41964-08-29 · F41964-06-22 · F41964-04-12 · F41961-09-01 · F4

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