Davenport, Iowa tornadoes

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45confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Davenport since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 11, 2025, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total45within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.6average since 1950
Peak monthMay13 of 45
StrongestF3May 7, 1962
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries3whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Davenport.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

130 Jan: 1Feb: 0Mar: 5Apr: 5May: 13Jun: 8Jul: 6Aug: 4Sep: 1Oct: 1Nov: 0Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 13 of 45 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 1: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 1: 0: 49 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 0: 23 PM: 2: 6: 56 PM: 6: 5: 39 PM: 4: 3: 212 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 4:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 4: 0: 0: 0: 0: 21980: 2: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 01990: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 02000: 0: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 2: 2: 0: 12020: 0: 0: 2: 4: 2: 419501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
18
EF1
17
EF2
6
EF3
3
Unknown
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F3, May 7, 1962

10 mile path Longest path

103.5 miles, F0

April 3, 1981, whole path Widest

1,000 yards, EF2

March 6, 2017
Every tornado

All 45 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 11, 2025EF03.9 mi75 yd00
Jul 11, 2025EF27.6 mi500 yd00
Jun 3, 2025EF112.44 mi300 yd00
Jun 3, 2025EF114.43 mi300 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF17.95 mi100 yd00
May 24, 2024EF17.19 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2023EF09.63 mi20 yd00
Apr 4, 2023EF11.62 mi25 yd00
Apr 4, 2023EF11.59 mi150 yd00
Apr 4, 2023EF11.09 mi25 yd00
Mar 5, 2022EF14.09 mi300 yd00
Mar 5, 2022EF00.11 mi25 yd00
Jul 9, 2019EFU0.04 mi10 yd00
Mar 6, 2017EF234.68 mi200 yd00
Mar 6, 2017EF225.25 mi1,000 yd00
Oct 6, 2016EF120.02 mi800 yd00
Jul 17, 2016EF01.95 mi10 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF010.62 mi50 yd00
May 30, 2013EF13.96 mi150 yd00
Aug 21, 2002F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 14, 2001F13 mi500 yd00
Jun 14, 2001F26.5 mi200 yd03
May 18, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 9, 1995F10.5 mi40 yd00
May 17, 1991F114.5 mi30 yd00
Nearby

Davenport and its county

Davenport is in Scott County, where NOAA has recorded 68 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.