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EF3 Tornado — Monroe, Iowa

2015-06-22 · near Weller, Monroe, Iowa

$150K

Property damage

9.4 mi

Path length

575 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This powerful tornado entered from Lucas County. The tornado reached its peak intensity of EF-3 in NW Monroe County, where a house was completely swept off its foundation. Extensive tree damage was also noted in this area.

Wider weather episode

In the afternoon storms fired up ahead of and along a cold front that was entering Iowa from the northwest. Numerous storms had severe hail, produced damaging winds, and two tornadoes. The first tornado was on the ground for several miles tracking through portions of Marion, Lucas and Monroe Counties. The second tornado formed just west of Albia and struck the town of Albia damaging several homes and businesses. Flash flooding was also reported in Davis and Monroe Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 580233. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.