Tornado History

Hills Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Hills, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 4 matching records from 1998 through 2023. The strongest matching rating is F3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is March 31, 2023, and minimum reported property damage totals $6.1M.

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4recorded tornadoes

F3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$6.1Mminimum property damage

March 31, 2023latest tornado

14.69 milongest listed path

700 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F3 (Severe damage)1
EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)2

Most Active Years

20062
19981
20231

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
May 15, 1998	F3	Johnson, Iowa	14 mi	400 yd	17	$6.0M
March 31, 2023	EF2	Johnson, Iowa	14.69 mi	100 yd	0	N/A
April 13, 2006	F1	Johnson, Iowa	5.1 mi	700 yd	0	$70K
April 13, 2006	F1	Johnson, Iowa	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	$10K

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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.