EF2 tornado in Clinton County, Iowa

Tornado March 6, 2017 · Clinton County, Iowa

EF2

Rating

34.7 mi

Whole path

200 yd

Path width

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Scott County → Clinton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This is a continuation of the tornado that started in Walcott in Scott County, crossed the Wapsipinicon River into Clinton County, and ended near Goose Lake. Damage was primarily to farm outbuildings and trees. Some power poles were snapped. Max winds were estimated at 115 MPH and the tornado was rated EF2.

The wider storm

A line of severe storms tracked east over eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri during the evening of March 6th. Widespread winds over 70 mph, small hail, and several tornadoes were reported. Damage from these storms included: downed trees, power poles, destroyed outbuildings, and roof damage to several homes.

Began near Dewitt (41.7625, -90.6026).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Muscatine County EF2 Muscatine County EF2 Louisa County EF1 Cedar County EF0 Jackson County EF0 Clinton County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 690038. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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