DeWitt, IA tornado history
24 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of DeWitt, IA from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 83rd of 139 Iowa cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 24, 2024 (EFU, 0.3-mile path); the strongest, on May 8, 1988, was rated F3. SPC also logged 2 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of DeWitt, IA in 2026.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of DeWitt, IA
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Clinton County, IA | 0.4 mi |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Clinton County, IA | 6.9 mi |
| May 24, 2024 | EFU | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 9.9 mi |
| May 24, 2024 | EF1 | 7.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Scott County, IA | 8.0 mi |
| May 24, 2024 | EF1 | 15.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Scott County, IA | 4.0 mi |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 18.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Clinton County, IA | 3.4 mi |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 6.6 mi |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF0 | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scott County, IA | 4.0 mi |
| Jul 26, 2017 | EF0 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 1.7 mi |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF0 | 4.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 9.6 mi |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF2 | 34.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Scott County, IA | 0.5 mi |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF2 | 25.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Muscatine County, IA | 9.2 mi |
| Mar 15, 2016 | EF0 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 7.1 mi |
| Mar 15, 2016 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Scott County, IA | 7.1 mi |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | 22.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Scott County, IA | 1.9 mi |
| Jul 10, 2008 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 1.7 mi |
| Jul 10, 2008 | EF0 | 3.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 7.9 mi |
| Jul 27, 1995 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 2.1 mi |
| Jul 27, 1995 | F2 | 20.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA → IL | 0.6 mi |
| Jul 27, 1995 | F2 | 10.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 2.9 mi |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 32.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Scott County, IA | 1.6 mi |
| Apr 12, 1984 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 4.4 mi |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F1 | 20.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Scott County, IA | 6.2 mi |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F1 | 4.9 mi | 0 / 4 | Rock Island County, IL → IA | 8.9 mi |
| Aug 5, 1979 | F1 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 1 | Clinton County, IA | 9.1 mi |
| Jan 24, 1967 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA | 9.5 mi |
More: Clinton County tornadoes · Iowa tornado history · DeWitt hail history · Iowa damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near DeWitt
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 13 tornadoes within 10 miles of DeWitt in damage surveys (3 EF2, 5 EF1, 5 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 13:29–13:30 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Apr 2, 2026 | EF1 | 105 mph | 18.1 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:25–22:43 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| May 24, 2024 | EF1 | 90 mph | 7.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 12:52–12:57 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| May 24, 2024 | EF1 | 90 mph | 15.0 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 12:45–13:09 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 120 mph | 18.2 mi | 350 yd | 0 / 1 | 22:50–23:10 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 10:40–10:41 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF0 | 80 mph | 4.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:09–00:14 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Jul 26, 2017 | EF0 | 65 mph | 1.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:06–23:10 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF1 | 110 mph | 4.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:40–04:45 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF2 | 115 mph | 34.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:19–04:45 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF2 | 120 mph | 25.3 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:13–04:36 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Mar 15, 2016 | EF0 | 85 mph | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:33–00:35 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | 100 mph | 22.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:04–22:30 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.