One of the largest tornadoes in Iowa moved in between the cities of Ames and Boone on the afternoon of June 13th 1976. The tornado began southwest of the small town of Luther a little before 3:30pm and moved north northeast. The tornado strengthened and grew larger as it approached US Highway 30 just east …
Category: Storm Reports
Damage Survey Completed for Story County Wind Event
FINAL DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR STORY COUNTY… …STRAIGHT LINE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAUSED DAMAGE ACROSS STORY COUNTY… THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER STORY COUNTY ON MAY 2 2102. * EVENT DATE: MAY 2 2102 * ESTIMATED START TIME: ABOUT 150 AM * EVENT TYPE: STRAIGHT LINE THUNDERSTORM WINDS * …
Thurman Tornado from Saturday EF2
This prelim. survey came out a few hours ago, but NWS Omaha has sent it out again now, so here it is …PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FIND AN EF2 TORNADO IN THURMAN IOWA… FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED LATER. THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER THURMAN ON APRIL 14. …
EF1 Tornado Confirmed near Oskaloosa Airport Last Night
…EF1 TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN MAHASKA COUNTY… THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED NORTH OF THE OSKALOOSA AIRPORT ON 04/14/2012. THE PICTURES AND GROUND SURVEY INFORMATION WAS COMPILED BY MAHASKA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATES THE EFFORT IT TOOK TO CONDUCT THE GROUND SURVEY. * EVENT …
EF1 Tornado Confirmed near New Virginia Last Night
…EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED THREE MILES EAST OF NEW VIRGINIA… THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER EAST OF NEW VIRGINIA ON APRIL 14, 2012. * EVENT DATE: APRIL 14, 2012 * ESTIMATED START TIME: 7:55PM * EVENT TYPE: (EF1) TORNADO * EVENT LOCATION: THREE MILES EAST OF NEW VIRGINIA * …
Creston Tornado Rated EF2
…CRESTON TORNADO RATED AS A STRONG EF2… THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER CRESTON ON APRIL 14, 2012. * EVENT DATE: APRIL 14, 2012 * ESTIMATED START TIME: 6:55PM * EVENT TYPE: (EF2) TORNADO * EVENT LOCATION: NORTHWEST CRESTON * PEAK WIND: 130 MPH * AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: APPROXIMATELY …
Snowfall Totals 3/2/2012
Here are some of the snowfall totals across the area. NOTE: This does include the new counties we began covering on Thursday. Sinsinawa WI 5.6″ Dubuque 4.4″ Warren IL 4″ Cuba City WI 3.8″ Lowden 3.5″ Brighton 3.5″ Coyne Center IL 3.1″ Elmira 3″ Loran IL 3″ Center Junction 3″ Solon 2.8″ Platteville WI 2.6″ …
Snowfall Totals (February 23rd 2012) FINAL
Here are the snowfall totals from the storm that came through the state on Thursday. These are FINAL TOTALS!! Aurelia 9 Edgewood 6.8 Hinton 6.5 Ireton 6.5 Kingsley 6.5 Aurora 6.2 Strawberry Point 6 Le Claire 6 Early 5.8 Sioux Center 5.2 Holstein 5.1 Cherokee 5 Dubuque 5 Hudson 5 Orange City 5 Sac City …
Snowfall Totals February 13th 2012
Here are the snowfall totals from the storm that came through late Sunday night into Monday across the state. Any other reports would be appreciated, on twitter use the hashtag #iawx. Sioux City 6.2″ Spencer 5″ Emmetsburg 5″ Cherokee 5″ Odebolt 4.5″ Holstein 4″ Corydon* 4″ Sioux Center 4″ Rock Valley 3.6″ Spirit Lake 3.5″ …
Snowfall Totals (2/4/2012)
Here are the snowfall amounts from the system that moved through western into central Iowa Friday into Saturday. These will be updated frequently Lincoln NE 13.5″ Little Sioux 12″ Cumberland 11.5″ Papillion NE 10″ NWS Des Moines 9.1″ NWS Omaha 8.5″ Logan 8.5″ Creston 8″ Adel 7.8″ Greenfield 7.5″ Winterset 7.5″ Atlantic 7″ Earlham 7″ …