Tornado History

Pocahontas Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Pocahontas, Iowa. The records below identify 44 tornadoes from 1953 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $24.0M, with 0 deaths and 2 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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44recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$24.0Mminimum property damage
May 31, 2024latest tornado
17.17 milongest listed path
2640 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 April 9, 20112011F4 June 28, 19791979EF3 April 9, 20112011F2 June 7, 19841984F2 June 7, 19841984F2 April 26, 19841984F2 June 19, 19901990EF2 April 12, 20222022EF2 April 9, 20112011F2 May 21, 20042004F2 June 7, 19531953EF1 July 22, 20102010F1 October 13, 20002000F1 May 29, 19801980F1 June 1, 1990F1 April 29, 1991EF1 April 9, 2011EF1 April 9, 2011EF1 April 9, 2011F1 April 29, 1991F1 April 15, 1992F1 August 13, 1985EF0 May 13, 2023EF0 June 24, 2023EF0 April 16, 2024F0 May 23, 1985EF0 April 16, 2024F0 May 26, 1982F0 May 28, 1998EF0 June 16, 2014EF0 May 28, 2018Unknown May 4, 1977Unknown June 2, 1965Unknown July 28, 1966EFU May 29, 2019EFU December 15, 2021EFU December 15, 2021EFU August 20, 2021EFU May 13, 2023EFU May 13, 2023EFU May 13, 2023EFU May 13, 2023EFU April 16, 2024EFU May 31, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)6
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)7
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)4
  • F0 (Light damage)3
  • EF0 (Light damage)6
  • Unknown rating3
  • Unknown rating10

Most Active Years

  • 20116
  • 20236
  • 20244
  • 19843
  • 20213
  • 19852
  • 19902
  • 19912

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
April 9, 2011EF4Pocahontas, Iowa3.2 mi587 yd00$2.5M
June 28, 1979F4Pocahontas, Iowa4.1 mi33 yd00$2K
April 9, 2011EF3Pocahontas, Iowa17.17 mi2640 yd00$10.0M
June 7, 1984F2Pocahontas, Iowa10 mi100 yd01$2.5M
June 7, 1984F2Pocahontas, Iowa8 mi100 yd00$2.5M
April 26, 1984F2Pocahontas, Iowa7 mi20 yd00$2.5M
June 19, 1990F2Pocahontas, Iowa14 mi77 yd00$2.5M
April 12, 2022EF2Pocahontas, Iowa7.17 mi450 yd01$150K
April 9, 2011EF2Pocahontas, Iowa0.9 mi146 yd00$100K
May 21, 2004F2Pocahontas, Iowa5 mi500 yd00$25K
June 7, 1953F2Pocahontas, Iowa16.2 mi833 yd00N/A
July 22, 2010EF1Pocahontas, Iowa2.62 mi250 yd00$1.0M

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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.