EF0 Tornado — Emmet, Iowa

2022-07-05 · near Estherville, Emmet, Iowa

Event narrative

This tornado was reported by local law enforcement with portions of it also captured on video. Some of the path was also evident in high resolution satellite imagery. This tornado remained mostly in open cropland doing damage to corn and beans. However, it did pass by a couple of farmsteads with EF0 damage to trees.

Wider weather episode

A derecho swept across South Dakota and into Iowa on the evening of July 5th. This resulted in a swath of wind gust from 50 to 65 plus mph resulting in a number of power outages, tree damage, and a few damaged structures. A brief tornado occurred near Estherville with minor damage. As the bowing thunderstorm complex reach central Iowa the gusts had dropped below severe criteria given the less favorable environment with decreased deep layer shear.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1034680. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.