EF1 tornado in Benton County, Iowa
Tornado July 11, 2025 · Benton County, Iowa
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Benton County → Linn County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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 touched down in rural Benton County. The tornado was on the ground for about 0.8 miles in Benton County before moving into Linn County. The tornado caused mainly damage to trees.
The wider storm
On July 11th, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa and produced damaging straight-line winds, tornadoes and heavy rain. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches fell in a few hours across the Quad Cities, on top of heavy rain from the previous night and caused major flash flooding in Davenport. A Considerable Flash Flood warning was issued at 5:26 PM followed by a Flash Flood Emergency at 6:16 PM.
Began near Shellsburg (42.1580, -91.8490).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
10 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1281890. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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