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EF1 tornado in Jones County, Iowa

Tornado July 11, 2025 · Jones County, Iowa

EF1
Rating
10.1 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado tracked through wooded areas of northeast Jones County. Significant tree damage occurred, including along the Maquoketa River in the Ebys Mill Wildlife area.

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 Scotch Grove (42.1800, -91.1000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

10 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Scott CountyEF2 Jackson CountyEF2 Linn CountyEF1 Benton CountyEF1 Benton CountyEF1 Dubuque CountyEF1 Linn CountyEF0 Scott CountyEF0 Delaware CountyEF0 Dubuque County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1281962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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