Tornado in Jones County, Iowa
Tornado June 25, 2024 · Jones County, Iowa
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 10 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
A landspout(or non-supercell) tornado tracked through a field in southern Jones County. There was no observable damage to assign a rating, so the tornado is classified as EF-Unknown.
The wider storm
Numerous slow-moving storms occurred on the afternoon of June 25, lasting into the evening. These storms quickly became strong to severe, with multiple becoming supercells, which ended up producing locally heavy rainfall, damaging winds, large hail, and four tornadoes that were generally weak, but still capable of damage. Winds were generally 60 mph or greater with the stronger storms, with a corridor of winds greater than 65 mph. These thunderstorms remained nearly stationary in areas, resulting in nearly 2 to 4 inches of quick rainfall and flash flooding.
Began near Hale (41.9700, -91.0700).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1190596. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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