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Tornado in Fremont County, Iowa

Tornado May 7, 2023 · Fremont County, Iowa

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Not rated

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public sent a video of a brief tornado kicking up a bit of dust resulting in no damage.

The wider storm

An Enhanced Risk was issued for severe weather on May 7. A shortwave moving across the area interacted with a couple of surface boundaries in the area initiating severe weather. There was video of a weak tornado that didn't produce any damage. There were several hail reports the largest of which was 2.25 inches in Mills County.

Began near Payne (40.6800, -95.7700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1097121. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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