EF3 Tornado — Van Buren, Iowa

2019-05-27 · near Lake Sugema Camp Gd, Van Buren, Iowa

7.3 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A strong tornado touched down northeast of Cantril and continued east for 17 minutes on a 7.5 mile path. The tornado was 100 yards at its widest. A house and a hunting cabin were destroyed. The damage to the house was due to estimated maximum wind speeds of 140 MPH. As the tornado moved east, outbuildings and trees were downed.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms tracked eastward across parts of eastern Iowa and northern Illinois on Memorial Day 2019 as a low pressure system lifted a warm front through the region.

Some of the storms produced tornadoes during the early to mid afternoon hours. Very heavy rain also fell in a short amount of time in areas. Flash flooding occurred in the Quad Cities metro, with several feet of water on many streets.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 826413. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.