…LINN COUNTY TORNADO RATED EF-1… BASED ON A STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN LINN COUNTY YESTERDAY…APRIL 26…2009. LINN COUNTY TORNADO INFORMATION… * LOCATION…NEAR LAFAYETTE…NORTHEAST TO THE LINN/DELAWARE COUNTY BORDER NORTH OF PRAIRIEBURG. * TIME…APPROXIMATELY 452 PM TO 510 PM 4/26/09. * INJURIES/FATALITIES…NONE. * EF-SCALE RATING…EF1. * ESTIMATED WIND SPEED…100 MPH. * MAX …
Category: Storm Reports
More on Sunday’s Tornadoes
From KCRG From KWWL(Includes more photos from Cathy Riggs. The first photo was posted here early this morning) There were no injuries at the Flying Squirrel Campground near Central City where the tornado went through destroying a handful of trailers there. A dog was reported to have died in the storm.
Tornado Pictures from Sunday
This first image was taken by Cathy Riggs of the tornado just north of Alburnett in Linn County. Here is a second look at the Alburnett tornado.
Storms Continuing
The warnings have all expired but Flash Flood Warnings continue for numerous counties in Central into Northeast Iowa through the night. The strongest thunderstorms were situated along a line extending from Monona to Manchester to Marengo to Albia. These storms are moving to the east and northeast around 25-30mph. Some small hail and gusty winds …
Numerous TORNADO Reports
4:54pm Tornado on the ground 5 miles west of Central City 4:59pm Tornado on the ground east of Coggon 4:58pm Tornado on the ground north of Alburnett (damage reported)
Snowfall Reports (3/28/09)
Here is the latest snowfall amounts from the snowstorm that occurred yesterday. More amounts will come in as the day progresses. Snow will begin melting later this morning into this afternoon as temperatures rise above freezing.
Prelim Snow Reports
Here are a few snowfall amounts this evening. Moderate to at times heavy snow continues to fall across areas southeast of a line from Decorah to Waterloo to Newton to Lamoni. Scattered flurries are occurring elsewhere, while western Iowa hasn’t seen a flake of snow and is clear to partly cloudy this hour. Cedar Rapids …
Survey Results from 3/23/2009 Tornadoes
5 Confirmed tornadoes occurred in Iowa on Monday. This is the results from the tornadoes in Iowa only. 1 EF2 4 EF0’s. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA… A TORNADO TOUCHED ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF MISSOURI VALLEY IOWA…WHERE IT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A FARM HOUSE AND DESTROYED 7 OUTBUILDINGS AT ANOTHER FARMSTEAD 1/4 MILE TO …
More Reports from the earlier Tornadoes
Reports are starting to come in on the earlier tornadoes that effected areas to the southwest of Omaha this afternoon. As many as 8 people were injured in a tornado that occurred near Eagle NE just before 5pm. 3 injuries were caused by a tree falling on a truck, and the other 5 occurred when …
Confirmed Tornado In Iowa
The Weather Service in Des Moines has confirmed that at least a brief tornado touched down earlier this evening near Cumberland in Cass County around 8:15pm. Some minor damage has been reported. More details will likely come tomorrow including possible rating of the tornado.