NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
IA EVENT-TYPE FILE2016—2025

IOWA

Lightning reports

NOAA recorded 56 county-coded Lightning reports across 30 Iowa reporting areas from 2016 through 2025, including 5 reported injuries and 0 reported fatalities in the official archive.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports56county-coded rows
County areas30represented
Injuries5direct + indirect
Fatalities0direct + indirect
01 / ANNUAL TRACE

Iowa Lightning reports by year

NOAA recorded 56 Iowa Lightning reports across the complete 2016–2025 period.

20167
20175
201815
20199
20203
20214
20224
20232
20245
20252
03 / COUNTY BREAKDOWN

Local Iowa Lightning analyses

The directory lists 30 Iowa reporting areas represented in this statewide Lightning record.

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READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.