Iowa tornado

2022 - 3 - 6

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Saturday Winterset/Newton Tornado Rated EF4 (WeatherNation)

IOWA – The National Weather Service out of Des Moines, Iowa has released their preliminary damage survey for the Winterset/Newton Tornado and has rated it ...

These muddy spots were the same locations that had tornado damage. There were some massive hailstones that fell from the sky too. Farther south into Missouri, hail was the bigger story with about a dozen reports of hail up to one inch in diameter. Those reports came in with the severe thunderstorms containing straight-line, damaging wind gusts. In the tornadoes, winds of at least 100 mph, possibly up to 150 mph, were estimated. Numerous counties across Iowa reported damage from the apparent tornadoes.

Saturday's EF4 tornado in Iowa rated state's strongest since 2013 (The Washington Post)

The National Weather Service confirmed that the tornado that ravaged Madison County, Iowa, on Saturday was an EF4, making it the strongest tornado to hit ...

That can bolster the risk of a higher-end tornado. The potential for an EF4 “violent” tornado seemed improbable at the time. In general, the field of meteorology often has a tougher time predicting HSLC, or “High Shear Low Cape,” tornadoes. The upper atmosphere was extremely cold, however, allowing pockets of comparatively mild surface air to rise. This is because tornadoes require warm, moist air to form, which is generally quite difficult to find in the Midwest so early. In the immediate aftermath of the tornado, the National Weather Service in Des Moines tweeted that damage appeared commensurate with at least an EF3 rating. The 1984 tornado carved a 117-mile path through southern Iowa. - The tornado had thelongest pathof any in Iowa since June 7, 1984. Maximum winds were estimated at 170 mph, qualifying the wedge tornado as the first violent EF4-or-stronger tornado of 2022. Two of the fatalities were children under 6. Eleven tornadoes formed that day, including an EF4 in Woodbury County that tracked 25 miles. Tornadoes are rated based on the damage they cause on the 0-to-5 Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale.

Severe storms threaten 75 million in the US after tornadoes killed 7 ... (CNN)

More than 75 million people from Atlanta to Philadelphia faced the threat of severe storms Monday, days after a deadly tornado outbreak, including an EF-4 ...

Additional counties may be added to the proclamation. she had just parked her Jeep at her home when the storm struck, with a tree crashing down on top of the vehicle. moving through the state, with areas hit by tornadoes now set to experience snowfall. "The cable outage caused that office to switch from its primary, land-based communication network to a backup satellite-based network that serves every NWS field office." Heavy rain will accompany Monday's storms, especially across the Ohio River Valley, with the potential for rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour, she said. The delay was first detected by Daryl Herzmann, an Iowa State University systems analyst.

Iowa husband and grandfather dies protecting wife from tornado (KCRG)

Rodney Clark of Madison County saved his wife's life during Saturday's tornado outbreak.

The EF-4 twister slammed their house, sending the couple airborne for 100 feet before they landed in a pile of rubble. Married for two decades - Rodney and Judy had a life full of joy. Rodney lied on top of his wife Judy in the bathtub to shield her from the impact.

4 of the 7 killed in Iowa tornadoes came from the same family, sheriff ... (WYPR)

Two children, their father and their grandmother were killed when a tornado hit the grandparents' home that didn't have a basement.

Two others killed in the tornado — Rodney Clark, 64, and Cecilia Lloyd, 72 — lived in homes just down the street from Bazley that were also hit by the tornado. Elsewhere, the National Weather Service said the storms generated an EF-1 tornado in southeastern Wisconsin near Stoughton that included winds up to 80 mph. Officials there said Monday that Jesse Theron Fisher, 40, of Chariton, Iowa, died in the storm and another area resident remained hospitalized. The storm killed Bazley, 37-year-old Michael Bolger and two of his three young children, 5-year-old Kinlee Bolger and 2-year-old Owen Bolger. Her oldest grandson was treated at the hospital and released. Family members said the children's mother, 8-year-old brother, grandfather and uncle survived the storm, but they were injured.

Mother says 4 of 7 killed in Iowa tornadoes from same family (ABC News)

Authorities say four of the seven people killed in devastating storms that tore through central Iowa were members of the same family who were huddled ...

Elsewhere, the National Weather Service said the storms generated an EF-1 tornado in southeastern Wisconsin near Stoughton that included winds up to 80 mph. She had already declared a disaster in Madison County, which is known for the “Bridges of Madison County” book and movie. Two others killed in the tornado — Rodney Clark, 64, and Cecilia Lloyd, 72 — lived in homes just down the street from Bazley that were also hit by the tornado. Officials there said Monday that Jesse Theron Fisher, 40, of Chariton, Iowa, died in the storm and another area resident remained hospitalized. The storm killed Bazley, 37-year-old Michael Bolger and two of his three young children, 5-year-old Kinlee Bolger and 2-year-old Owen Bolger. Family members said the children's mother, 8-year-old brother, grandfather and uncle survived the storm, but they were injured.

Computer glitch delayed National Weather Service warnings before ... (desmoinesregister.com)

An expert said the delay likely didn't cause harm Saturday. But, residents may not be so lucky next time.

In March 2021, meteorologists at the agency's Birmingham, Alabama, office told TV station managers that they were going to abandon NWS Chat and instead use Slack, a commercial messaging software. Rogers said the Jasper County Sheriff's Office believes the sirens stopped working because the city changed its communications system. She did not say in her statement who made the determination. National Weather Service spokesperson Susan Buchanan said in a statement that the agency's systems slowed down because of an unrelated technical problem at a Texas office. She said the delay in messaging Saturday occurred because a fiber optic cable had been damaged at the agency's Dallas-Fort Worth forecast office. It went down at the worst possible time." The National Weather Services' warnings were not delayed for weather radio listeners, and agency meteorologists spoke directly with their local TV station counterparts, who were tracking the storm live. Nationally, she said the agency's average is 10 minutes. "These type of situations should be completely avoidable by robust IT infrastructure." But Saturday, it was a problem. In addition to the delays from the National Weather Services, residents in Newton didn't hear tornado sirens before the storm hit their city Saturday evening. Other storms may come quickly, with little warning.