Tornado History

Fern Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Fern, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 3 matching records from 2008 through 2025. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is August 18, 2025, and minimum reported property damage totals $300K.

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3recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$300Kminimum property damage

August 18, 2025latest tornado

2.59 milongest listed path

75 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1
Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

20081
20161
20251

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
May 25, 2008	EF2	Grundy, Iowa	1.09 mi	75 yd	$300K
November 28, 2016	EF0	Grundy, Iowa	2.59 mi	50 yd	N/A
August 18, 2025	EFU	Grundy, Iowa	0.62 mi	35 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.