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EF0 Tornado — Howard, Iowa

2022-04-12 · near Saratoga, Howard, Iowa

$340K

Property damage

4.5 mi

Path length

125 yds

Path width

Event narrative

An EF0 tornado developed southwest of Saratoga and tracked to the northeast before dissipating southeast of town. The tornado damaged trees and some farm outbuildings along its path.

Wider weather episode

Severe storms moved across northeast Iowa during the evening of April 12th. These storms produced five tornadoes and damaging wind gusts as high as 72 mph in Nora Springs (Floyd County). EF1 tornadoes occurred near Brownville (Mitchell County) and south of Riceville in both Mitchell and Howard Counties with both tornadoes damaging farm buildings and trees. EF0 tornadoes touched down in northern Floyd County into southern Mitchell County west of Orchard, near Saratoga (Howard County), and close to Ridgeway (Winneshiek County) with damage limited to trees and a few farm buildings. The Governor of Iowa issued a disaster proclamation for Howard, Mitchell, and Winneshiek Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1018706. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.