About Disaster Events

June 16, 2024 Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes

A multi-day heavy rainfall event with widespread totals between 5 and 10" created numerous flash flooding events on June 20th, which repeated themselves during the evening of June 21. As rainfall reached area streams and rivers, record flooding was observed at numerous river points, leading to widespread devastating flooding in the towns along the rivers including Rock Valley, Spencer, and Sioux Rapids.

May 21, 2024 Tornadoes, Winds and Flash Flooding

During the afternoon hours of May 21st, 2024, a cold front produced a line of strong thunderstorms which produced multiple strong tornadoes throughout the state, including one which led to significant damage in the town of Greenfield, IA, among other locations. This line of storms also produced torrential rainfall, damaging winds, and hail leading to widespread tree damage and power outages throughout the state. EF-4 tornado damage was confirmed in Greenfield, EF-3 Damage in NW Adams County, and EF-2 damage in Polk into Story County.

April 26, 2024 Western and Central Iowa Tornadoes

A tornado outbreak occurred across Iowa late in the afternoon into the evening of Friday, April 26, 2024. Based on preliminary reports and completed storm surveys, there were at least 19 tornadoes in Iowa. Several significant, long-tracked tornadoes damaged or destroyed homes and businesses across the region. Significant damage was sustained in Clarke, Harrison, Mills, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, and Union counties.