Iowa, 2008
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2008 was 3,457 against 2,337 in 2007.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2008 | Butler | Tornado | EF5 | $75,000,000 | 9 | 50 |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Monona | Tornado | EF3 | — | 4 | 48 |
| 27 Jun 2008 | Pottawattamie | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $11,000,000 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 Feb 2008 | Louisa | Winter Weather | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Dubuque | Dense Fog | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Hamilton | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Wright | Flash Flood | — | $25,000 | 1 | — |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Louisa | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Dec 2008 | Louisa | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Dec 2008 | Iowa | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 Jan 2008 | Benton | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Palo Alto | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Linn | Flood | — | $750,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Marshall | Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Johnson | Flood | — | $230,000,000 | — | — |
| 25 May 2008 | Black Hawk | Tornado | EF2 | $25,000,000 | — | 20 |
| 30 May 2008 | Marion | Tornado | EF2 | $750,000 | — | 10 |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Polk | Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Allamakee | Flash Flood | — | $2,000,000 | — | 3 |
| 25 May 2008 | Buchanan | Tornado | EF3 | $1,000,000 | — | 3 |
| 3 Feb 2008 | Johnson | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 3 |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Clayton | Flood | — | $4,700,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Jasper | Tornado | EF1 | $250,000 | — | 2 |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Plymouth | Lightning | — | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| 6 Jul 2008 | Ida | Lightning | — | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| 6 Jul 2008 | Monona | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | 2 |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Louisa | Flood | — | $19,000,000 | — | — |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Woodbury | Thunderstorm Wind | 93 mph | $5,000,000 | — | 1 |
| 6 May 2008 | Clay | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 25 May 2008 | Iowa | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Benton | Flood | — | $10,000,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Linn | Dense Fog | — | — | — | 1 |
| 29 May 2008 | Black Hawk | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 29 May 2008 | Carroll | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Muscatine | Flood | — | $9,100,000 | — | — |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Polk | Flash Flood | — | $7,000,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Clayton | Flood | — | $3,500,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Dubuque | Flood | — | $6,400,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Polk | Flood | — | $6,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Fayette | Flood | — | $3,100,000 | — | — |
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 2008
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2008 | DR-1763 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | 85 |
| 4 Jan 2008 | DR-1737 | Major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 30 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2008 date of loss
3,267 NFIP claims, 2,961 of them paid, for $169,193,245.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.