Tornado events in Jones County, Iowa The tornado events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 46 tornado events on record for Jones County, Iowa, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 14 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 19 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Apr 14 2026

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles SW of ONSLOW

Jul 11 2025

TornadoEF1

4 miles N of STONE CITY

TornadoEF1

1 mile E of SCOTCH GROVE

Jul 15 2024

TornadoEF0

1 mile W of HALE

Jun 25 2024

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles S of HALE

TornadoEF unrated

2 miles S of HALE

Mar 31 2023

TornadoEF1

1 mile SSW of WYOMING

Aug 20 2022

TornadoEF unrated

1 mile ESE of SCOTCH GROVE

Jul 14 2021

TornadoEF1

3 miles WNW of LANGWORTHY

TornadoEF1

3 miles WSW of CANTON

TornadoEF1

2 miles SE of MONTICELLO MUNI ARPT

May 23 2020

TornadoEF unrated

4 miles S of MORLEY

Jun 9 2019

TornadoEF unrated

2 miles ESE of FAIRVIEW

Oct 3 2018

TornadoEF0

1 mile ESE of CENTER JCT

Aug 16 2018

TornadoEF0

1 mile E of OXFORD JCT

May 3 2018

TornadoEF0

1 mile W of OLIN

Jun 28 2017

TornadoEF1

2 miles SW of OXFORD JCT

TornadoEF2

4 miles N of MONTICELLO

TornadoEF2

9 miles NW of LANGWORTHY

Apr 15 2017

TornadoEF1

3 miles WNW of AMBER. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Jun 29 2014

TornadoEF0

2 miles NE of WYOMING

Aug 19 2009

TornadoEF0

1 mile ENE of MARTELLE. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Jul 10 2008

TornadoEF0

1 mile S of MONTICELLO

Apr 13 2006

TornadoF1

3 miles SW of ANAMOSA. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

May 30 2004

TornadoF0

4 miles WSW of MONTICELLO. Damage estimate: $4 thousand

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Jones County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
1960s	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	4
1990s	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	8
2000s	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	8
2010s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	3	1	9
2020s	1	3	1	1	3	2	1 (part of the year)				12

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar3 events
Apr4 events
May9 events
Jun10 events
Jul11 events
Aug5 events
Sep3 events
Oct1 event
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Jones County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	19
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	13
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	5
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	2
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	1
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	6

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Jones County beside the total of the counties of Iowa and of the United States
Measure	Jones	All counties of Iowa	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	46	3,501	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	8.0	6.3	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	22.1	11.0	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Jones County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
21 May 2004	Tornado	F1	$50 thousand	0	County
20 Jul 2003	Tornado	F0	$20 thousand	0	County
23 Aug 2002	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
31 May 2000	Tornado	F0	$10 thousand	0	County
10 Jun 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
15 May 1998	Tornado	F0	$1 thousand	0	County
27 Jul 1995	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	County
13 Jul 1992	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	County
13 Jul 1992	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	County
12 Sep 1991	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	County
13 Mar 1990	Tornado	F4	$25 million	0	County
13 Mar 1990	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	0	County
8 May 1988	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	County
8 May 1988	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	County
14 Aug 1985	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
22 Jun 1984	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
28 Sep 1972	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	County
27 Jun 1965	Tornado	F1	$250	0	County
18 Sep 1960	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	County
30 Apr 1954	Tornado	F2	none	0	County
20 May 1953	Tornado	F3	none	3	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Quad Cities, IA/IL (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Jones County, Iowa". https://countyhazards.com/county/ia/jones/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Jones County?: July has 11 of the 46 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Iowa?: NCEI has 3,501 tornado events on record for Iowa from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Jones County compare with the other counties of Iowa?: The counties of Iowa have 6.3 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Jones County has 8.0.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Jones County?: 32 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 8 events have a higher rating. 6 events have no rating.