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Tornado in Washington County, Iowa

Tornado June 11, 2026 · Washington County, Iowa

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Not rated

0.1 mi

Path length

10 yd

Path width

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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.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two videos showed a very narrow needle-like tornado north of Ainsworth in a field. The mesocyclone appeared to be very small as well. With no known damage, this is rated as an EFU tornado.

The wider storm

Following the storm filled day on June 10th, additional storms developed June 11th, in the morning and again during the afternoon and evening hours with heavy rain and sporadic severe wind. Four brief tornadoes also were reported that did not cause any known damage and were each rated as an EF-U.

Began near Haskins (41.3190, -91.5720).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1337418. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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