Tornado History

Palmer Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Palmer, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 3 matching records from 2021 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is April 16, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $150K.

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3recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$150Kminimum property damage

April 16, 2024latest tornado

7.17 milongest listed path

450 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

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

Most Active Years

20211
20221
20241

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 12, 2022	EF2	Pocahontas, Iowa	7.17 mi	450 yd	1	$150K
April 16, 2024	EF0	Pocahontas, Iowa	1.66 mi	75 yd	0	$200
December 15, 2021	EFU	Pocahontas, Iowa	6 mi	80 yd	0	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.