The National Weather Service in Omaha has confirmed an EF-2 tornado in Oakland, Iowa that hit the town on June 3rd, 2014. The tornado had an estimated peak wind of 115 MPH and a path length of 2.9 miles. The tornado started 8.25 miles WNW of Oakland before heading ESE. The tornado damaged a farmhouse, destroyed a farm shed, and toppled numerous tress before ending 5.75 miles west of Oakland. The maximum width of the tornado peaked at 575 yards and fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities.

A large area of intense hail and wind damage was reported all across eastern Pottawattamie as well. Wind damage was noted to be exceeding 100 MPH in some areas, with reports of roofs blown off homes, shed and barns flattened, a four mile stretch of high tension power poles bent, and numerous trees blown down. In addition, there were swaths of very large hail damage to homes and businesses, and in the middle of this swath, a short-track tornado was detected.