Tornado History

Creston Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Creston, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 7 matching records from 1999 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is F4 (Devastating damage), the latest matching tornado is April 26, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $2.7M.

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7recorded tornadoes

F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating

$2.7Mminimum property damage

April 26, 2024latest tornado

12.5 milongest listed path

1500 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F4 (Devastating damage)1
EF2 (Considerable damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)2
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20242
19991
20031
20061
20081
20161

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
April 8, 1999	F4	Union, Iowa	12.5 mi	1500 yd	1	$2.0M
April 26, 2024	EF2	Union, Iowa	8.1 mi	350 yd	0	$300K
April 26, 2024	EF1	Union, Iowa	2.85 mi	80 yd	0	$50K
June 5, 2008	EF1	Union, Iowa	3.04 mi	150 yd	0	$25K
September 11, 2003	F0	Union, Iowa	3.5 mi	50 yd	0	$250K
March 30, 2006	F0	Union, Iowa	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	$40K
April 27, 2016	EF0	Union, Iowa	4.01 mi	250 yd	0	$3K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.