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Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes - March 5, 2022

Overview

Severe thunderstorms tracked across all of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri during the late afternoon and evening of Saturday March 5, 2022. Thunderstorms initially developed in southwest Iowa, and moved across central Iowa during the afternoon hours before reaching our area after 600 PM. Initially, storms produced large hail and tornadoes over central Iowa, before the threat evolved more into damaging winds and tornadoes as storms moved into eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. Winds around 60-75 MPH were reported from trained spotters and first responders, with confirmed reports of damage in some locations.

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Environment

Tornadoes

Vinton, Iowa
Benton County

Date	03/05/2022
Time (Local)	7:10 - 7:26 PM CST
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	110 mph
Path Length	14.0 miles
Max Width	400 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary A tornado developed about 2.5 miles southwest of Vinton Saturday evening, and tracked northeast through the northwest portion of Vinton, before lifting northeast of town. The tornado path was around 8.5 miles, and was on the ground for about 11 minutes. The maximum tornado width was about 400 yards. The tornado was rated a strong EF-1, with maximum estimated winds around 110 mph. Southwest of Vinton, the tornado snapped numerous power poles and damaged trees and outbuildings. In northwest Vinton, the tornado damaged numerous structures, including mobile homes, houses, and wood frame metal buildings in an industrial park. Numerous residents of the mobile home park that was impacted went to the designated storm shelter built by the city of Vinton. Outdoor warning sirens were activated 3 times before the tornado moved into far northwest Vinton. There were no reported injuries or fatalities. The tornado continued northeast through rural areas, causing tree and outbuilding damage.

Track Map

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3 W Davenport, Iowa
Scott County

Date	03/05/2022
Time (Local)	8:37 PM - 8:41 PM CST
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	Unknown
Max Width	300 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0

Track Map

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Erie, Illinois
Whiteside County

Date	03/05/2022
Time (Local)	9:13 PM - 9:18 PM CST
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	4 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary EF1 tornado tracked across rural Whiteside County. Max wind speeds of 90-95 MPH were found. Damage to trees and farm sheds were found along its 4 mile long path. The tornado was 50 yards at it widest.

Track Map

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Radar

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Storm Reports

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
958 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1226 PM     HAIL             MAQUOKETA               42.07N 90.67W
03/05/2022  E0.25 INCH       JACKSON            IA   PUBLIC           

            DELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       JESUP                   42.48N 92.07W
03/05/2022  M1.30 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   PUBLIC           

            DELAYED REPORT. 

0612 PM     HAIL             FULTON                  41.87N 90.16W
03/05/2022  E0.25 INCH       WHITESIDE          IL   PUBLIC           

            DELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 

0621 PM     HAIL             5 NW LANARK             42.16N 89.89W
03/05/2022  E0.50 INCH       CARROLL            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            HAIL BEGAN 621 PM AND ENDING AT 629 PM. 
            COVERED THE GROUND. 

0632 PM     HAIL             2 WNW BOLTON            42.26N 89.77W
03/05/2022  M0.25 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            PEA SIZED HAIL WITH A HEAVY DOWNPOURS. 

0718 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S VINTON              42.15N 92.03W
03/05/2022  E70 MPH          BENTON             IA   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH WINDS. 

0719 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW VINTON             42.18N 92.04W
03/05/2022                   BENTON             IA   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND GAS LEAKS REPORTED 
            BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE NORTHWEST 
            SIDE OF VINTON. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME 
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

0723 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NNW ELY               41.92N 91.61W
03/05/2022  M60 MPH          LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            MEASURED. 

0735 PM     TSTM WND GST     FAIRFIELD MUNICIPALITY  41.05N 91.98W
03/05/2022  M64 MPH          JEFFERSON          IA   AWOS             

            IADOT AWOS. 

0736 PM     HAIL             NORTH ENGLISH           41.52N 92.08W
03/05/2022  E0.75 INCH       IOWA               IA   PUBLIC           

            OCCURRING RIGHT NOW. 

0751 PM     HAIL             3 ESE KEOSAUQUA         40.72N 91.92W
03/05/2022  E0.70 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            OCCURRING RIGHT NOW. 

0753 PM     HAIL             MONTICELLO              42.24N 91.19W
03/05/2022  E1.00 INCH       JONES              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0803 PM     HAIL             2 N PALO                42.09N 91.80W
03/05/2022  E0.75 INCH       LINN               IA   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            OCCURRING RIGHT NOW ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. 

0805 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W MANCHESTER          42.49N 91.48W
03/05/2022  M55 MPH          DELAWARE           IA   EMERGENCY MNGR   



0806 PM     TSTM WND GST     MANCHESTER              42.49N 91.46W
03/05/2022  M55 MPH          DELAWARE           IA   EMERGENCY MNGR   



0810 PM     HAIL             3 ENE CHARLIE HEATH MEM 40.59N 91.84W
03/05/2022  M0.50 INCH       CLARK              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            ALSO WINDS AROUND 50 MPH. 

0810 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT PLEASANT MUNICIPA 40.95N 91.52W
03/05/2022  M56 MPH          HENRY              IA   AWOS             

            IADOT AWOS. 

0812 PM     TSTM WND GST     NEW VIENNA              42.55N 91.11W
03/05/2022  M65 MPH          DUBUQUE            IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 



0813 PM     HAIL             FARMINGTON              40.63N 91.74W
03/05/2022  M0.25 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            ALSO WIND GUSTS TO 43 MPH. 

0815 PM     TSTM WND GST     MUSCATINE MUNICIPALITY  41.37N 91.15W
03/05/2022  M56 MPH          MUSCATINE          IA   AWOS             

            IADOT AWOS. 

0817 PM     HAIL             CASCADE                 42.30N 91.01W
03/05/2022  E0.25 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0817 PM     HAIL             CASCADE                 42.30N 91.01W
03/05/2022  E0.25 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0818 PM     HAIL             4 SSE MOSCOW            41.54N 91.05W
03/05/2022  E0.25 INCH       MUSCATINE          IA   AMATEUR RADIO    



0820 PM     HAIL             2 NNW MUSCATINE         41.44N 91.08W
03/05/2022  E0.25 INCH       MUSCATINE          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0822 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSE MOSCOW            41.54N 91.05W
03/05/2022  E65 MPH          MUSCATINE          IA   AMATEUR RADIO    



0822 PM     HAIL             4 SSE MOSCOW            41.54N 91.05W
03/05/2022  E1.00 INCH       MUSCATINE          IA   AMATEUR RADIO    



0831 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE HAZLETON          42.63N 91.86W
03/05/2022  M1.36 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. 

0844 PM     TSTM WND GST     WEST BURLINGTON         40.82N 91.18W
03/05/2022  E50 MPH          DES MOINES         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            ESTIMATED 45-55 MPH WINDS NEAR THE HOSPITAL. 

0846 PM     TSTM WND GST     DAVENPORT MUNICIPALITY  41.61N 90.58W
03/05/2022  M62 MPH          SCOTT              IA   OFFICIAL NWS OBS 

            REPORTED ON RSOIS AT NWS OFFICE. 

0847 PM     HAIL             DAVENPORT MUNICIPALITY  41.61N 90.58W
03/05/2022  E0.25 INCH       SCOTT              IA   NWS EMPLOYEE     

            OCCURRING RIGHT NOW AT NWS OFFICE. 

0848 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR 41.45N 90.50W
03/05/2022  M64 MPH          ROCK ISLAND        IL   ASOS             

            ASOS. 

0850 PM     TSTM WND GST     MILAN                   41.44N 90.56W
03/05/2022  E60 MPH          ROCK ISLAND        IL   PUBLIC           

            ALSO PEA SIZED HAIL. 

0902 PM     TSTM WND GST     CLINTON MUNICIPALITY    41.83N 90.33W
03/05/2022  M64 MPH          CLINTON            IA   AWOS             

            AWOS. 

0903 PM     HAIL             3 S MOUNT JOY           41.58N 90.55W
03/05/2022  E0.50 INCH       SCOTT              IA   PUBLIC           



0922 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT CARROLL           42.10N 89.98W
03/05/2022  E65 MPH          CARROLL            IL   PUBLIC           



0928 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S LEON CORNERS        41.58N 89.92W
03/05/2022  M60 MPH          HENRY              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            FROM HAND-HELD ANEMOMETER. 

0930 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW WHITESIDE COUNTY A 41.73N 89.71W
03/05/2022  M56 MPH          WHITESIDE          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0934 PM     TSTM WND GST     WHITESIDE COUNTY AIRPOR 41.75N 89.68W
03/05/2022  M75 MPH          WHITESIDE          IL   AWOS             

            AWOS. 

0935 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST TRI-TOWNSHIP AIRPORT    42.05N 90.11W
03/05/2022  M61 MPH          CARROLL            IL   AWOS             

            AWOS.

Rainfall Reports (more updates Sunday)

Local Rainfall Analysis	Regional Rainfall Analysis

24 hour precipitation reports (in Inches),
for eastern Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois,
and northeast Missouri. Reported between Midnight and 9 AM,
Sunday March 06, 2022.

....IOWA....
Elkader 6SSW                     1.92
Strawberry Point                 1.28
Toledo 3 N                       0.89
Guttenberg Dam 10                0.87
Oelwein Arpt                     0.81
Mount Auburn 2.2 NNW             0.78
Waterloo Arpt                    0.77
Marshalltown 1 NW                0.73
Cedar Rapids Arpt                0.72
Dubuque Arpt                     0.72
Bellevue LD12                    0.61
Fayette 1 NW                     0.60
Cedar Rapids 2.7 NE              0.58
Center Point 0.6 NNW             0.58
Solon 0.3 ESE                    0.56
Dubuque LD11                     0.55
Ely 0.5 SE                       0.53
Marshalltown Arpt                0.53
Fairfield                        0.52
Rickardsville 0.2 W              0.51
Mason City 1 NNE                 0.50
Grinnell Arpt                    0.48
North Liberty 0.7 SSW            0.47
Marengo                          0.45
Newton 1 NE                      0.40
Iowa City                        0.40
Salem 1S                         0.40
Anamosa 3 SSW                    0.39
Williamsburg                     0.36
Wapello 0.2 S                    0.34
NWS Johnston* 5 NNW              0.34
Wapello 5.4 SE                   0.33
Mason City Arpt                  0.32
Park View 0.2 WSW                0.28
Davenport Arpt                   0.27
Marion 1.7 NNW                   0.26
Beaconsfield 1 NNE               0.26
Le Claire 1.8 NNE                0.25
Mt Pleasant 1 SSW                0.25
Burlington Arpt                  0.25
Hampton 1 N                      0.24
De Witt                          0.24
Muscatine 2N                     0.23
Wellman 4.0 E                    0.21
Davenport 0.9 WNW                0.21
Charlotte 1.9 WNW                0.21
Washington                       0.19
Pella Arpt                       0.17
Iowa City Arpt                   0.17
Donnellson                       0.14
Boone 1 SSW                      0.10
Ottumwa ASOS                     0.09
Oskaloosa Arpt                   0.08
Sigourney                        0.08
Ainsworth 7.4 N                  0.07
Burlington 6.5 SSW               0.06
Keokuk LD19                      0.05
Parnell 0.1 SSW                  0.00
Maquoketa                        0.00
....ILLINOIS....
Stockton 3.4 NNE                 1.05
Elizabeth                        0.52
Freeport 1.7 NW                  0.49
Ogden                            0.48
Ill. City LD16 3 WNW             0.47
Paw Paw 1 E                      0.45
Mount Carroll 6.8 NNW            0.43
Quad City Arpt                   0.43
Galesburg                        0.42
Winslow 4.3 ESE                  0.39
Altona                           0.39
Fulton LD13                      0.38
Geneseo 2.0 NW                   0.33
Decatur Airport                  0.33
Freeport 2.9 WSW                 0.32
Tuscola                          0.30
Aledo                            0.29
Freeport                         0.28
Mount Carroll                    0.28
Romeoville                       0.25
Rockford Arpt                    0.24
New Boston LD17                  0.23
Windsor                          0.23
New Windsor 2.0 N                0.22
Coal Valley 1.9 SE               0.22
Kewanee 1 E                      0.21
Stronghurst 0.4 SSW              0.20
Mundelein                        0.17
Joliet Arpt                      0.16
Gladstone LD18                   0.15
Steward                          0.13
Princeton 1.1 SE                 0.11
Princeton                        0.11
Augusta                          0.11
Rochelle Arpt                    0.08
Bentley                          0.04
Colchester 3.5 NE                0.01
Prairie City 2S                  0.01
Peoria Arpt                      0.01
Bloomington Airport              0.00
Lincoln NWS                      0.00
Quincy Arpt                      0.00
Jacksonville Arpt                0.00
St Anne                          0.00
....MISSOURI....
Kirksville Arpt                  0.18
Chillicothe Arpt                 0.12
Columbia Arpt                    0.11
....WISCONSIN....
Prairie du Chien Arpt            1.31
Madison Arpt                     1.18
Steuben 4SE 3 NE                 1.13
Monroe 1 W                       0.97
La Crosse WFO                    0.83
Viroqua                          0.74
Brodhead 1 SW                    0.73
Darlington                       0.73
Watertown-Arpt                   0.53
Allenton-WWTP .6 NW              0.48
Whitewater                       0.44
Sullivan-NWS 2 SE                0.37
Beloit-College                   0.25
Delavan-1 W-WWTP 1 W             0.25
....MINNESOTA....
Preston                          0.71
Theilman 1SSW                    0.24

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