Tornado Reports
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| 23:24Z | EF0 | KOAX | IA | Crawford | Dow City | First of many tornadoes to occur on this day. Path was intermittent initially becoming more intense with time. There was video of the parent circulation but path and rating determined by high resolution satellite data. |
| 23:44Z | EF0 | KOAX | IA | Sac | Odebolt | This tornado moved northward before encountering a farmstead west of Odebolt. The tornado destroyed 4 grain bins at this site and damage a few augers before taking a 90 degree turn to the east for the remainder of its path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 00:10Z | EF0 | KBOX | MA | Worcester | South Worcester | A tornado touchdown occurred near the intersection of Perry Avenue and Fairfax Road. A narrow well-defined damage path extended past Saint Vincent Hospital to Gordon Street. The most significant damage was to trees, some of which were uprooted or snapped. Some trees landed on cars causing significant damage to the cars. A couple of trees landed on houses, but there was little structural damage to the houses. A few windows were broken by tree branches. |
| 00:26Z | EF0 | KOAX | IA | Crawford | Vail | Three very distinct vortex paths rotating around a common center. These tracks left very well defined paths in crops across eastern Crawford county. Several small miso-vortices were also noted nearby. This tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 00:34Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Carroll | Halbur | QLCS tornado which moved northward and merged with another tornado just prior to ending. The tornado severly damaged two grain bins along its path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 00:38Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Carroll | Halbur | QLCS tornado that moved north and merged with another tornado just prior to lifting. Tornado found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 00:45Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Carroll | Carroll | QLCS tornado that began just northeast of Carroll. There were two separate vorticies with a common circulation. Path became intermittent at the end. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 00:57Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Carroll | Glidden | This tornado formed on the leading edge of a QLCS and damaged mostly trees and crops along its path. One small open farm structure was destroyed. A distinct path was noted through corn fields. Track also found and extended into Greene county using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:02Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Greene | Ralston | This is a continuation of a tornado from Carroll county. This tornado remained in rural area of western Greene county doing mainly crop damage. This extension of the path was found and rated using high resolutions satellite imagery. |
| 01:11Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Greene | Farlin | Tornado traveled northeast through Greene county east of Churdan. Encountered a farmstead where a small barn lost its roof. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:15Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Greene | Churdan | Tornado traveled northeast through Greene county in rural areas. The tornado did some tree damage to a farmstead but otherwise only produced crop damage before moving into Webster county. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:19Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Webster | Lena | Tornado entered Webster county from Greene county. Tornado continued to head northeast and produced damage to an old grain silo. The tornado circulation weakened and became somewhat ill-defined before taking and hard right turn before dissipating. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:19Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Webster | Farnhamville | Tornado had an intermittent path with moderate to brief areas of extensive crop damage. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:22Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Webster | Roberts | Narrow tornado tracked just south of Highway 20 near Fort Dodge. Tornado produce crop damage and crossed Highway 169 before dissipating. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:24Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Webster | Lanyon | Tornado traveled northeast for about half of its life before taking a sharp right turn and moving east southeast for remainder of track. There was some minor damage to grain bins. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:26Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Webster | Gowrie | Tornado traveled east southeast along it entire path and had a broad circulation for much of its life. Very well defined swirls and convergence noted along its path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite data. |
| 01:31Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Dallas | Panther | Longest track tornado of the event remained in rural areas of Dallas county. Only damage was to crops along the path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:35Z | EF1 | KDMX | IA | Webster | Dayton | This small but potent tornado formed just over 3 miles north of Dayton and tracked nearly due east, destroying one hog confinement building and leaving a pronounced trail through multiple corn fields. The tornado weakened midway into its track, but still left a path 20 yards wide through several other corn fields before doing some minor tree damage at the end of its track. Tornado was surveyed but track lengthened after high resolution satellite imagery showed additional damage and path length. |
| 01:40Z | EF1 | KDMX | IA | Webster | Lehigh | Tornado formed about 5 miles southeast of Lehigh and traveled through primarily wooded areas of the Des Moines river valley. Tree damage was noted as well as crop damage in a few fields it crossed through. The tornado then continued on into Hamilton county. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:40Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Stratford | The tornado formed just northeast of Stratford and moved northeast producing crop and minor tree damage. This tornado merged with another tornado before dissipating. Tornado was found at rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:42Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Stanhope | Tornado developed between Stratford and Stanhope and moved north northeast. The tornado produced mainly crop and minor tree damage with some shingles removed from a house near the track. This tornado merged with another tornado which began near Stratford before ending. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:42Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Homer | This tornado entered Hamilton county from Webster county. The tornado continued in rural areas of western Hamilton county producing crop and some tree damage. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:43Z | EF1 | KDMX | IA | Boone | Mackey | This tornado developed in rural northern Boone county and moved northeast. The tornado produce primarily crop damage although did uproot trees when crossing a small creek. This tornado crossed into Hamilton county before dissipating. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:46Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Stanhope | Tornado develop about 1 mile northeast of Stanhope and moved northeast. The tornado did produce some minor tree damage along with crop damage along its path. The tornado was quite narrow but broadened considerably prior to its dissipation. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:47Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Rosedale | This tornado moved into Hamilton county from Boone county. The tornado narrowed its path in Hamilton county producing crop damage and destroying a lean-to before dissipating. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:50Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Kamrar | Brief tornado formed about 4 miles southwest of Kamrar and moved east southeast for its entire length. The tornado destroyed 3 grain bins at a farmstead along with crop damage. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:52Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Kamrar | Brief tornado developed about 2.5 miles southwest of Kamrar and moved east southeast. This tornado took part of the roof off a confinement building along with crop damage along its path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:58Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Kamrar | Narrow tornado formed about 4.5 miles east of Kamrar and moved northeast. The tornado remained in open farmland for the duration of its life producing only damage to crops. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 01:59Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Blairsburg | Tornado formed nearly 5 miles north of Blairsburg and travel northeast in rural farmland producing only crop damage. This tornado then moved into Wright county. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:01Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Bremer | Babcock | This tornado produced crop damage as it moved to the east. Another tornado crossed its path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:01Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Wright | Galt | This tornado moved into Wright county from Hamilton county. The tornado continued to travel east northeast in rural areas of southern Wright county producing mainly crop damage. It did destroyed two empty grain bins before dissipating. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:06Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Williams | This brief and narrow tornado formed a little over 3 miles southeast of Williams and moved east southeast. It remained in open farmland producing some crop damage. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:07Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Franklin | Oakland | Tornado formed nearly 3 miles west of Popejoy and moved east northeast for the duration of the tornado. The tornado remained in rural areas of Franklin county producing minor crop damage. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:08Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hamilton | Williams | Tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Williams and moved initially north but made a sweeping right turn to the east southeast before leaving the county. An outbuilding lost part of its roof with crop damage occurring along the path. The tornado then entered Hardin county. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:09Z | EF1 | KDMX | IA | Hardin | Buckeye | This tornado moved into Hardin county from Hamilton county. This short segment did primarily crop damage but hit a farmstead before dissipating causing the destruction of two grain bins and badly damaging three outbuildings. This tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:11Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hardin | Buckeye | This short lived and narrow tornado remained in rural areas of western Hardin county producing only crop damage. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:18Z | EF1 | KDMX | IA | Hardin | Owasa | Tornado formed 2 miles southwest of Owasa immediately hitting a farmstead destroying a grain bin and uprooting several trees. The tornado then travel across open farmland for the remainder of its path. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:18Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Hardin | Iowa Falls Muni Arpt | This short lived tornado occurred just west of the Iowa Falls Airport. The circulation was broad for the duration of the tornado but swirls were very evident in the damage pattern across the agricultural fields. This tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:23Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Adair | Arbor Hill | Tornado formed as broader wind field narrowed into a circulation in northern Adair county. Tornado produced only crop damage along its relatively short path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:35Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Grundy | Wellsburg | Produced only crop damage along its path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:39Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Butler | Aplington | This tornado moved northeast and grazed the southeast corner of Aplington, hitting a farmstead on the edge of town. Two outbuildings were severly damaged and trees were uprooted. This tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:49Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Butler | Parkersburg | Track meandered to the northeast with only crop damage noted. This tornado likely merged with another tornado before dissipating. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 02:51Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Butler | New Albion | Produced crop damage and the likely merged with another tornado before dissipating. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 03:00Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Butler | Shell Rock | This tornado developed and quickly moved out of the county and into Bremer county. Only crop damage was noted with this segment of the tornado. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 03:00Z | EF0 | KARX | IA | Chickasaw | Bassett | Well-defined path for well over a third of its total length with a weakening and broadening signature afterwards. Trees were downed near creek. Tornado found using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 03:02Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Bremer | Janesville | This tornado crossed the path of another tornado and then hit a farmstead, doing some minor tree damage. Crop damage was also noted along its path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 03:04Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Black Hawk | Farmer | This tornado moved northeast on the southeast edge of Janesville. This tornado produced primarily crop damage with some minor tree damage. |
| 03:08Z | EF0 | KARX | IA | Howard | Elma | Longer path that was tight at many points. Trees damaged at a farmstead. Widened out at the end. Tornado found using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 03:12Z | EF0 | KARX | IA | Howard | Lourdes | Tornado had a narrow path that stayed mostly in fields. Crossed one farmstead with little damage. Tornado was found using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 03:12Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Black Hawk | Boies | Tornado moved across northern Black Hawk county and produced crop damage. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| 03:17Z | EF0 | KARX | IA | Bremer | Knittel | Tornado which moved eastward and producing crop damage. Tornado moved north of the town of Readlyn before dissipating. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).