Severe Weather, Storm Reports

Two Confirmed Tornadoes Saturday Night

…STORM SURVEY RESULTS FOR JUNE 5 2010 STORMS…

TORNADO 1: JACKSON COUNTY IOWA TORNADO INFORMATION…

* LOCATION…NORTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.
* TIME…APPROXIMATELY 740 PM CDT ON 6/5/10.
* INJURIES/FATALITIES…1 INJURY.
* EF-SCALE RATING…EF1.
* ESTIMATED WIND SPEED…105 MPH.
* MAX WIDTH…150 YARDS.
* PATH LENGTH…APPROXIMATELY 2 1/4 MILES.
* DAMAGE INFORMATION…NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
MANY MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES
AND LIMBS. A PORCH WAS TORN FROM THE FRONT OF A FARM HOUSE AND
SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED…INCLUDING AN OPEN-FRONT
GARAGE THAT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE SIGN AT THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL WAS DESTROYED AND A ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONER WAS MOVED…
DAMAGING THE ROOF.

TORNADO 2: CLINTON COUNTY IOWA TORNADO INFORMATION…

* LOCATION…2.6 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GOOSE LAKE.
* TIME…APPROXIMATELY 8 PM CDT ON 6/5/10.
* INJURIES/FATALITIES…NONE.
* EF-SCALE RATING…EF0.
* ESTIMATED WIND SPEED…75 MPH.
* MAX WIDTH…100 YARDS.
* PATH LENGTH…APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE.
* DAMAGE INFORMATION…LARGE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED FROM MANY TREES.

NOTE: I was out of state and had no internet access during this event, so the warnings were not blogged on here. I’m sorry for any inconveinence this may have caused.