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 >
Overview
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A fast moving line of showers and thunderstorms tracked east over eastern Iowa late Thursday evening. A brief, weak tornado touched down just northwest of Olin, IA damaging a metal shed and displacing a fire hydrant.
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 Radar Image (11:15 P.M.) (IEM) (Click to zoom) (Click here for Animation) |
Tornadoes:
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Tornado - Olin, IA
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 |
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Photos & Video:
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| Olin, IA (NWS Survey) |
Olin, IA (NWS Survey) |
Environment
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| Figure 1: SPC Day 1 Outlook (20:00 UTC) | Figure 2: SPC Day 1 Tornado Outlook (20:00 UTC) | Figure 3: SPC Day 1 Hail Outlook (20:00 UTC) |
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| Figure 4: SPC Day 1 Wind Outlook (20:00 UTC) | Figure 5: DVN Sounding: 5/3/18 19z | Figure 6: DVN Sounding: 5/4/18 00z |
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