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Iowa, 2006

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

1,507events recorded1,641 in 2005
2deaths recorded45 injuries
$24Mproperty damage (estimates)$17M crop damage
0disaster declarations11 NFIP claims, $11K paid
← 20052007 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail658
Wind489
Winter138
Other57
Drought51
Flood45
Tornado40
Lightning16
Cold12
Heat1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2006 was 1,507 against 1,641 in 2005.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2006
Johnson County55
Benton County54
Linn County52
Polk County52
Des Moines County33
Van Buren County32
Davis County30
Warren County30
Scott County29
Washington County27
Clinton County26
Muscatine County26
Woodbury County26
Story County24
Henry County23
Jefferson County23
Adair County22
Hamilton County22
Jones County22
Lee County22
Cedar County21
Mitchell County21
Webster County21
Buena Vista County20
Dubuque County20

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
13 Apr 2006MuscatineTornadoF1$120,00011
17 Jul 2006PolkHeat——1—
13 Apr 2006JohnsonTornadoF2$12,000,000—30
24 Jan 2006PolkHigh Wind60 mph$50,000—2
30 Mar 2006BooneThunderstorm Wind70 mph$50,000—2
29 May 2006WorthHail0.88 in——2
27 May 2006DelawareLightning———2
13 Apr 2006BentonThunderstorm Wind70 mph$150,000—1
13 Apr 2006JonesTornadoF1$100,000—1
13 Aug 2006ClarkeFlash Flood—$25,000—1
30 Mar 2006AdairThunderstorm Wind71 mph$20,000—1
15 Apr 2006LeeLightning———1
26 Nov 2006WoodburyWinter Weather———1
17 Jul 2006Black HawkHail3.00 in$1,000,000——
13 Apr 2006JohnsonLightning—$515,000——
12 Mar 2006ScottFlash Flood—$400,000——
4 Oct 2006MitchellHail2.00 in$125,000——
4 Oct 2006MitchellHail2.75 in$150,000——
15 Apr 2006CedarThunderstorm Wind85 mph$200,000——
1 Aug 2006CherokeeThunderstorm Wind98 mph$200,000——
4 Oct 2006MitchellHail2.75 in$80,000——
12 Mar 2006DavisThunderstorm Wind86 mph$150,000——
4 Oct 2006MitchellHail1.75 in$60,000——
4 Oct 2006MitchellHail1.50 in$65,000——
28 Aug 2006TaylorFlash Flood—$100,000——
4 Oct 2006WinneshiekHail1.75 in$50,000——
4 Oct 2006HowardHail1.75 in$50,000——
4 Oct 2006AllamakeeHail1.75 in$50,000——
1 Aug 2006KossuthFlash Flood—$100,000——
1 Aug 2006WebsterThunderstorm Wind81 mph$100,000——
30 Mar 2006SacThunderstorm Wind98 mph$100,000——
15 Apr 2006TaylorHigh Wind58 mph$100,000——
30 Mar 2006WoodburyTornadoF0$100,000——
15 Apr 2006AdamsThunderstorm Wind75 mph$100,000——
30 Mar 2006GuthrieThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
12 Mar 2006HenryHail1.25 in$100,000——
15 Apr 2006CedarThunderstorm Wind96 mph$100,000——
13 Apr 2006MuscatineTornadoF1$80,000——
30 Mar 2006BooneThunderstorm Wind75 mph$75,000——
15 Apr 2006WebsterHigh Wind60 mph$75,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2006

No declaration touching Iowa was made in 2006.

Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss

11 NFIP claims, 4 of them paid, for $10,733.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.