Tornado History

Defiance Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Defiance, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 6 matching records from 2008 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is EF3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is April 26, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals N/A.

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6recorded tornadoes

EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating

N/Aminimum property damage

April 26, 2024latest tornado

25.56 milongest listed path

1900 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF3 (Severe damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)2
EF0 (Light damage)3

Most Active Years

20243
20082
20111

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	Min. property damage
April 26, 2024	EF3	Shelby, Iowa	25.56 mi	1900 yd	N/A
April 26, 2024	EF1	Shelby, Iowa	0.35 mi	100 yd	N/A
April 26, 2024	EF1	Shelby, Iowa	3.82 mi	300 yd	N/A
June 11, 2008	EF0	Shelby, Iowa	0.39 mi	60 yd	N/A
June 11, 2008	EF0	Shelby, Iowa	0.2 mi	80 yd	N/A
March 22, 2011	EF0	Shelby, Iowa	1 mi	40 yd	N/A

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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.