Tornado History Map

Ringgold County, Iowa tornado history

35 tornadoes recorded in or across Ringgold County from 1955 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Ringgold County

The Storm Prediction Center records 35 tornadoes whose paths touched Ringgold County, Iowa between 1955 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 7. The busiest month is April, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 24 May 1989. The most recent was on 26 April 2024.

  • 35tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 7injuries
  • 654per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Ringgold County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0926%
F1 / EF11543%
F2 / EF2720%
F3 / EF339%
F4 / EF413%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Ringgold County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2010s.1950s11960s31970s41980s41990s62000s62010s72020s4

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s3
1970s4
1980s4
1990s6
2000s6
2010s7
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr10May9Jun5Jul3Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov3Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr10
May9
Jun5
Jul3
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov3
Dec0

Records for Ringgold County

  • Deadliest: Iowa tornado7 June 1984, F2, 1 death, 3 injuries, 14 miles long
  • Strongest: Corning, Iowa tornado24 May 1989, F4, 49 miles long
  • Longest path: Missouri tornado11 April 2001, F3, 76.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Iowa tornado26 April 2024, EF2, 10.2 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Ringgold County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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