Tornado History

Riceville Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Riceville, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 6 matching records from 2004 through 2022. The strongest matching rating is F3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is April 12, 2022, and minimum reported property damage totals $1.4M.

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6recorded tornadoes

F3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$1.4Mminimum property damage

April 12, 2022latest tornado

13.88 milongest listed path

325 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F3 (Severe damage)1
EF2 (Considerable damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

20043
20222
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	Injuries	Min. property damage
June 11, 2004	F3	Howard, Iowa	8 mi	150 yd	0	$190K
May 22, 2011	EF2	Howard, Iowa	13.88 mi	250 yd	3	$525K
April 12, 2022	EF1	Mitchell, Iowa	6.6 mi	325 yd	0	$525K
April 12, 2022	EF1	Howard, Iowa	2.49 mi	325 yd	0	$25K
June 11, 2004	F0	Howard, Iowa	4 mi	40 yd	0	$100K
June 16, 2004	F0	Howard, Iowa	0.2 mi	20 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.