EF1 Tornado — Clinton, Iowa

2024-05-24 · near Big Rock, Clinton, Iowa

12.2 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado developed southeast of Dixon in Scott County and moved northeast into Clinton County. The intermittent tornado path was around 15 miles, to just east of Grand Mound, before lifting near Highway 61. The tornado caused minor tree and power pole damage, as well as damage to an outbuilding. The tornado was rated EF-1 with max winds around 90 mph. There were no injuries.

Wider weather episode

A long-lasting complex of severe thunderstorms, known as a derecho, tracked from central Nebraska through northwest Illinois during the late night hours May 23rd, to the morning of May 24th. This resulted in frequent wind damage reports and embedded tornadoes. There were 16 tornadoes confirmed in the NWS Quad Cities warning area. The four strongest tornadoes all had maximum winds near 110 mph (EF1), and those were the Delta, IA; Wellman to Frytown, IA; Bennett to Lowden, IA; and Coyne Center, IL tornadoes. This was the most tornadoes in a single event for the NWS Quad Cities warning area since the March 31, 2023 outbreak.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1177465. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.