01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Tornado in Polk reports by year
NOAA recorded 16 Tornado in Polk reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
EVENT FILE / 19153MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
POLK · IA
Tornado history
NOAA recorded 16 county-coded Tornado reports in Polk, IA, from 2016 through 2025, with 3 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $82.7M in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports16NOAA county-coded rows
Population context3.2per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 503,175
Injuries3direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
16 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.6-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Tornado in Polk
The Tornado in Polk records contain 3 injuries, 0 fatalities, $82.7M in property damage, and $5K in crop damage.
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$82.7Mnot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$5Knot inflation-adjusted
First report year2,018within selected window
Latest report year2,024within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Tornado in Polk source records
NOAA supplied 8 recent Tornado in Polk source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.
Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.
| Date | Event ID | Source | Magnitude / scale | Filed damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-15 | NOAA 1,190,992 | NWS Storm Survey | EF1 | $500K |
| 2024-06-25 | NOAA 1,190,975 | Social Media | EFU | $0 |
| 2024-05-21 | NOAA 1,170,180 | NWS Storm Survey | EF2 | $5.2M |
| 2024-05-24 | NOAA 1,170,131 | Social Media | EF0 | $90K |
| 2024-05-24 | NOAA 1,170,129 | NWS Storm Survey | EF0 | $50K |
| 2024-05-24 | NOAA 1,170,128 | NWS Storm Survey | EF0 | $50K |
| 2024-04-26 | NOAA 1,170,104 | NWS Storm Survey | EF2 | $1.5M |
| 2022-04-23 | NOAA 1,033,747 | NWS Storm Survey | EF0 | $1K |