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Thunderstorm Wind in Linn County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2026 · Linn County, Iowa

64 mph
Estimated gust (56 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A fireworks sales tent collapsed.

The wider storm

A strong storm system for mid-June brought two rounds of thunderstorm on Wednesday June 17th. The strongest round of storms occurred during the morning hours that brough damaging winds (some significant), heavy rain, and two EF-1 tornadoes occurred in Iowa. One of these tornado was in Linby in Jefferson and the second touched down in far southeast Lee County and moved into Clark County Missouri and then into Warsaw Illinois.

Began near Fairfax (41.8800, -91.8300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1337773. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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