EF1 Tornado — Clarke, Iowa

2024-05-06 · near Lacelle, Clarke, Iowa

Event narrative

Clarke County EMA identified a path of damage to the south of Osceola from a QLCS tornado. This tornado began just south of Freedom Street and west of 200th Avenue. The tornado damaged an outbuilding at a farmstead along Freedom Street continued northeast crossing Interstate 35 where a lake separates the north and south bound lanes. The tornado uprooted several trees along 220th Avenue and damaged a couple different acreages along Highway 69 south of Osceola. One last house was damaged along Country Club Road with portions of the roof removed. The tornado lifted not long afterwards.

Wider weather episode

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) swept across Iowa late on May 6th and into the early morning hours of May 7th. The line was strongest in southern Iowa where the environment was more supportive of severe weather. Damaging winds and a few embedded tornadoes occurred as the line swept across the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170121. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.