Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >
The National Weather Service (NWS) conducted a storm survey on the tornadoes that affected parts of Chickasaw, Fayette, and Winneshiek counties in northeast Iowa on Wednesday, August 19th. Three distinct, small tornadoes were identified during this survey. A fourth small tornado was identified via use of aerial crop imagery in rural Howard County, IA. Information on these tornadoes is noted below.
Tornado near Fredericksburg, IA (Chickasaw County)...
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Damage path of tornado near Fredericksburg, IA (click on image to enlarge) |
Some damage which was caused by this tornado, included: (click on images below to enlarge)
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Tornado near West Union, IA (Fayette County)...
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Damage path of tornado near West Union, IA (click on image to enlarge) |
Some damage which was caused by this tornado, included: (click on images below to enlarge)
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Tornado near Calmar, IA (Winneshiek County)...
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Damage path of tornado near Calmar, IA (click on image to enlarge) |
Some damage which was caused by this tornado, included: (click on image below to enlarge)
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Tornado north of Elma, IA (Howard County)...
The National Weather Service would like to thank Emergency Management directors and those public citizens who were interviewed about the storms and damage.