| July 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Vinton | 5 hurt | A tornado tracked across the southern parts of Vinton, with damage to over a dozen homes, an apartment complex and other buildings including some roofs removed. Numerous power poles and trees were down with damage to other structures like a cell phone tower and some corn fields. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $1,000,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 120 mph caused significant damage throughout the town of Vinton, IA at 500 am CDT July 11. Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down throughout the area and several cars and buildings were damaged. The Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School was heavily damaged. The Old Main building on campus will need a new roof. A smokestack at the hospital was blown off punching a gaping hole in the side of the rehabilitation center. Several buildings in Vinton sustained massive damage, including the A.S.A.C. building, Kruger's Barber Shop, the Pioneer Seed building, Mickey's Bar, Phillips funeral home and the Hummel Apartments. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Vinton | $200,000 | Traveled through mainly rural areas |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Vinton | $50,000 | Heavy rains of 2 to 5 inches resulted in flash flooding in numerous areas across Benton County during much of the morning of May 30. Highway 218 was impassible at several locations due to water flowing over the highway. Other county roads were covered with water as several area streams and creeks overflowed their banks. A motorist was rescued from the flood waters in the Garrison area after the vehicle was washed into a flooded creek. A bridge on Highway V61 north of Vinton was washed out due to the flash flooding. In particular, Hickle Creek flooded several roads in the vicinity of Vinton and caused some homes to be evacuated. Several other residences in Vinton experienced sewers backing up into their basements. The flood waters began to recede during the late morning hours. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $50,000 | Large trees down |
| July 1994 | Hail | Vinton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several large trees and limbs in Vinton, IA around 425 AM July 10. Some of the trees and branches fell on some power lines. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 80 mph blew a 2 by 4 piece of lumber through a wall of a home knocking the television over in Vinton, IA around 505 am CDT July 11. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Vinton | $10,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of both lanes of Highway 218 from about 5 to 7 miles south of Vinton, IA during the afternoon of June 15. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Vinton | $10,000 | Also reported by KCRG TV |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $10,000 | Trees down in streets and on vehicles. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $10,000 | Tree fell on house, numerous reports of trees downed on power lines. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Vinton | $7,000 | Also reported by a spotter. Hail fell from 64th Street & 23rd Avenue to 65th Street & Highway 218. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $5,000 | KWWL spotter |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $5,000 | Trees down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $5,000 | A line of thunderstorm developed during the early afternoon hours and moved southeast across northeast and east-central Iowa. They produced gusty winds and heavy rains, but only one became severe. High winds downed several trees in Benton County at Vinton as the line passed through. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Vinton | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Vinton | $3,000 | 27th Avenue and 35th Street |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $2,000 | Trees down |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $2,000 | Three cars were blown across the road. The Vinton AWOS just over a third of a mile away measured a gust of 48 knots (55 mph) for a 10 minute period. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree on a house |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Vinton | $500 | A probable lightning strike took down a tree in Vinton. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Vinton | - | Car stalled on Iowa Highway 150 on north side of Vinton. Video from news reports shows significant standing water near homes. Time estimated. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | Personal weather station. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | Personal weather station. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | A public report of a 62 knot thunderstorm wind gusts measured with a personal weather station. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Vinton | - | A trained spotter reported street flooding in Vinton. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Vinton | - | The Emergency Manager reported quarter size fell just south of Vinton. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Vinton | - | The tornado developed northwest of Vinton, Iowa and moved northeast, producing damage to farm buildings, trees, and power poles. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | Broadcast media estimated thunderstorm winds of 60 to 70 MPH. |
| July 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Vinton | - | Brief touchdown in a field with no visible damage. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | A large tree branch reported down. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Vinton | - | Law Enforcement reported street flooding in the city of Vinton. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Vinton | - | Law Enforcement reported that water was completely over the road at 64th St and 24th Avenue. The road has been closed. |
| September 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Vinton | - | An EF0 tornado was observed by Emergency Management about 4 miles south southeast of Vinton. The tornado briefly touched down with no visible damage. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Vinton | - | A brief touchdown of an EF0 tornado that was seen on a citizen's video was confirmed by a location of isolated damage of two trees and an adjacent corner of a metal outbuilding's roof where a single panel was blown off. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Vinton | - | Hail was accompanied by 40 to 50 mph winds. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Vinton | - | The emergency manager reported street flooding in low lying locations in town. Creeks were filling up and going out of their banks. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Vinton | - | Dime to nickel sized hail fell between Vinton and Shellsburg along 64th Street at 912 pm CDT March 31. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vinton | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Vinton, IA at 710 pm CDT June 8. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vinton | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Vinton, IA around 715 pm CDT June 8. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vinton | - | Ping pong ball sized hail fell 2 miles north of Vinton, IA at 715 pm CDT June 8. This report was relayed by a spotter network. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph were observed in Vinton, IA at 458 am CDT July 11. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | Sustained winds of 60 mph were recorded in Vinton, IA from 500 am until 512 am CDT July 11. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | Wind gusts estimated to be at least 70 mph were observed in Vinton, IA at 500 am CDT July 11. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Vinton | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of Highway 218 in several locations from Vinton, IA southward to Highway 30 during the afternoon and evening of July 12. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Vinton | - | Hail the size of a quarter fell 1 mile southeast of Vinton, IA around 835 pm July 24. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | Winds estimated at 75 mph blew down numerous trees in Vinton, IA around 755 am June 19. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down numerous tree limbs in Vinton, IA around 736 am June 19. A power outage was also observed. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | A trained spotter measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph near Vinton. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Vinton | - | Penny size hail was reported by the emergency manager at Vinton, along with 45 mph winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinton | - | A trained spotter measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 62 mph. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Vinton | - | Penny-sized hail fell in Vinton, IA at 3:56 am June 15. Strong winds were also reported. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Vinton | - | Quarter-sized hail fell about 3 miles south of Vinton, IA at 6:37 pm June 12. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Vinton | - | Nickel-sized hail fell just northwest of Vinton, IA at 6:37 pm June 12. |