Tornado History

Kossuth Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Kossuth, Iowa. The records below identify 36 tornadoes from 1964 through 2020, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $62.6M, with 2 deaths and 42 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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36recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$62.6Mminimum property damage
June 18, 2020latest tornado
31.3 milongest listed path
300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 August 29, 19641964F3 June 28, 19791979F3 June 7, 19841984F2 July 19, 19801980F2 September 20, 19801980F2 June 7, 19841984F2 June 7, 19841984F2 May 15, 19981998F2 June 9, 19741974F1 June 28, 19791979F1 July 11, 19871987EF1 June 20, 20112011EF1 April 9, 20112011F1 July 14, 19781978F1 July 14, 1978F1 June 14, 1978F1 June 28, 1979F1 June 28, 1979F1 May 17, 1982EF1 September 4, 2018F0 July 25, 2005F0 September 3, 1980F0 September 3, 1980F0 June 18, 1994EF0 July 19, 2008F0 June 16, 1984F0 August 3, 1998EF0 July 9, 2008EF0 April 24, 2008EF0 June 17, 2010EF0 June 17, 2010EF0 July 27, 2016EF0 July 30, 2016Unknown June 10, 1977Unknown June 10, 1977EFU June 18, 2020© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)6
  • F1 (Moderate damage)8
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)7
  • Unknown rating2
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19794
  • 19804
  • 19844
  • 19783
  • 20083
  • 19772
  • 19982
  • 20102

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
August 29, 1964F4Kossuth, Iowa15.8 mi100 yd02$250K
June 28, 1979F3Kossuth, Iowa15.9 mi300 yd234$25.0M
June 7, 1984F3Kossuth, Iowa9 mi150 yd05$25.0M
July 19, 1980F2Kossuth, Iowa0 mi33 yd00$2.5M
September 20, 1980F2Kossuth, Iowa5.2 mi80 yd00$2.5M
June 7, 1984F2Kossuth, Iowa1 mi150 yd00$2.5M
June 7, 1984F2Kossuth, Iowa8 mi150 yd01$2.5M
May 15, 1998F2Kossuth, Iowa31.3 mi175 yd00$1.0M
June 9, 1974F2Kossuth, Iowa0 mi33 yd00$250K
June 28, 1979F1Kossuth, Iowa0 mi300 yd00$250K
July 11, 1987F1Kossuth, Iowa3 mi20 yd00$250K
June 20, 2011EF1Kossuth, Iowa1.18 mi75 yd00$200K

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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.