EF1 Tornado — Muscatine, Iowa

2013-06-24 · near Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa

Event narrative

There was a narrow damage track with trees snapped and uprooted. The most intense damage occurred in the business district along Highway 61. There was damage to a church, car dealership, hotel, and several other business. The damage continued down New Era road where several farmsteads sustained damage. The fatality occurred at the car dealership. There were 5 semi trailers overturned along Highway 61.

Wider weather episode

A disturbance moving northeastward from northern Missouri into eastern Iowa led to the development of a severe squall line with bowing segments that produced widespread wind damage across eastern Iowa north of a line from Jefferson to Louisa County. An EF-1 tornado touched down in the city of Muscatine with damage in the business district and one fatality.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 462311. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.