Tornado History

Prairie City Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Prairie City, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 6 matching records from 1999 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is F2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is May 7, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $1.1M.

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6recorded tornadoes

F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$1.1Mminimum property damage

May 7, 2024latest tornado

11 milongest listed path

175 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F2 (Considerable damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)4

Most Active Years

20183
19991
20081
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 8, 1999	F2	Jasper, Iowa	11 mi	175 yd	1	$1.0M
June 5, 2008	EF1	Jasper, Iowa	9.81 mi	125 yd	0	$75K
May 7, 2024	EF0	Jasper, Iowa	0.14 mi	30 yd	0	$25K
May 3, 2018	EF0	Jasper, Iowa	0.43 mi	25 yd	0	N/A
July 19, 2018	EF0	Jasper, Iowa	2.35 mi	60 yd	0	N/A
July 19, 2018	EF0	Jasper, Iowa	2.62 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.