EF0 tornado in Delaware County, Iowa
Tornado July 11, 2025 · Delaware County, Iowa
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 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 brief EF-0 tornado with a 1.6 mile long track was identified from satellite data as well as pictures from Delaware County EMA. The wall of a farm outbuilding was destroyed along with some tree damage. The path continued through some crops to the southeast before the tornado lifted. The peak estimated were 85 MPH.
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 Buck Creek (42.3200, -91.3000).
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 1281992. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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