Tornado History

Osceola Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Osceola, Iowa. The records below identify 24 tornadoes from 1964 through 2021, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $11.4M, with 0 deaths and 13 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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24recorded tornadoes
EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$11.4Mminimum property damage
August 20, 2021latest tornado
8.8 milongest listed path
1533 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 June 25, 20102010F2 June 14, 19811981F2 June 14, 19811981F2 June 6, 19821982EF2 August 18, 20172017F2 May 8, 19641964F2 July 9, 19661966F1 June 27, 19981998EF1 August 18, 20172017EF0 August 20, 20212021EF0 August 8, 20212021F0 June 12, 19941994F0 August 19, 19791979F0 June 2, 19911991F0 July 11, 2000F0 June 12, 2001F0 June 13, 2001EF0 May 1, 2008EF0 June 11, 2008EF0 June 25, 2010EF0 June 26, 2010EF0 June 26, 2010EF0 May 11, 2011EFU August 8, 2021© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)5
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)1
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)8
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20104
  • 20213
  • 19812
  • 20012
  • 20082
  • 20172
  • 19641
  • 19661

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
June 25, 2010EF4Osceola, Iowa8.47 mi800 yd013$3.0M
June 14, 1981F2Osceola, Iowa8.3 mi1533 yd00$2.5M
June 14, 1981F2Osceola, Iowa8.8 mi1533 yd00$2.5M
June 6, 1982F2Osceola, Iowa2 mi67 yd00$2.5M
August 18, 2017EF2Osceola, Iowa5.14 mi250 yd00$300K
May 8, 1964F2Osceola, Iowa5.1 mi200 yd00$25K
July 9, 1966F2Osceola, Iowa1 mi200 yd00$25K
June 27, 1998F1Osceola, Iowa4 mi100 yd00$500K
August 18, 2017EF1Osceola, Iowa1.63 mi100 yd00N/A
August 20, 2021EF0Osceola, Iowa3.64 mi30 yd00$30K
August 8, 2021EF0Osceola, Iowa2.42 mi50 yd00$10K
June 12, 1994F0Osceola, Iowa0.1 mi25 yd00$5K

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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.