Tornado in Hardin County, Iowa
Tornado July 7, 2022 · Hardin County, Iowa
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 20 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado was captured on a photograph and found on social media. It developed underneath a developing shower and remained in rural cropland. There were no damage indicators impacted, hence the EFU rating.
The wider storm
A surface low for a few days July 7th and 8th. While the parameter space was not conducive to strong convection, the steep lapse rates, low LCLs, and sufficient 0-3 km CAPE resulted in a favorable environment for funnel cloud development both days. Several funnel clouds were reported across central and northern Iowa, along with two tornadoes documented under developing storms during the afternoon of July 7th. These spin-ups remained in open areas with little damage. Storms were also efficient rain producers, with a pocket of 3 to 5 inches in Hardin and Grundy counties.
Began near Eagle City (42.4824, -93.1664).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1034683. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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