Iowa, 2025
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 2025 was 1,642 against 2,532 in 2024.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2025 | Page | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 24 Dec 2025 | Monona | Dense Fog | — | — | 1 | — |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Sioux | Blizzard | — | — | — | 3 |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Wapello | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15,000 | — | 2 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | O'Brien | Blizzard | — | — | — | 2 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Osceola | Blizzard | — | — | — | 1 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Dickinson | Blizzard | — | — | — | 1 |
| 18 Apr 2025 | Floyd | Hail | 2.00 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Madison | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Mills | Flash Flood | — | $97,000 | — | — |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Carroll | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Cerro Gordo | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Black Hawk | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Polk | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Palo Alto | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Webster | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Union | Tornado | EF1 | $46,000 | — | — |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Allamakee | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Humboldt | Tornado | EF0 | $5,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Jones | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Lyon | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Cedar | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Fremont | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Fremont | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Page | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Lee | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Lee | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Van Buren | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Page | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Benton | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Delaware | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Dubuque | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Linn | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Jackson | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Jackson | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Linn | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Linn | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Lee | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Scott | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Scott | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — |
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 2025
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2025 | DR-4870 | Major disaster | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 4 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2025 date of loss
35 NFIP claims, 26 of them paid, for $818,064.
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.