185
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Crawford County, Iowa: 185 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 76. That places the county #1,166 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Crawford County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Crawford County is the 2000s, when 51 of the county's 185 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Crawford County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,166 for this hazard and #35 within Iowa, putting it in the 62.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Crawford County with 45 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1994 | Schleswig | 50 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | WESTSIDE | 55 | $10K |
| Aug 9, 2025 | VAIL | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | MANILLA | 56 | $1K |
| Mar 14, 2025 | DENISON MUNI ARPT | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | DENISON MUNI ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | DENISON | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | DENISON | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | DENISON MUNI ARPT | 60 | $0 |
| May 20, 2022 | DENISON MUNI ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | DENISON MUNI ARPT | 70 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Crawford County
- Hail 148
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A weak cold front dropped southeast into Iowa. The airmass was not as unstable as it had been over the previous days. Thunderstorms developed early in the day and took some of the punch out of the system. During the late afternoon hours, a line of thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front. They were severe for a brief period of time. One tornado touched down in Plymouth County at Merrill. The tornado only made a brief touchdown and did not cause any significant damage. A short time later, a funnel cloud was seen near Moville in Woodbury County. Most of the damage by the storms was due to gusty winds. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines downed. The strongest winds were in Plymouth County. A 77 mph wind gust blew through Le Mars. The winds caused roof damage to one building there. Sixty to sixty five mph winds were reported at Remsen and Kingsley. High winds in Crawford County, at Denison, downed power lines and power poles. After that report, the storms weakened and were below severe levels through the rest of the evening.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Crawford County, Iowa?
185 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Crawford County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Crawford County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Crawford County measured 76.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Crawford County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Crawford County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/crawford-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.