EF1 tornado in Delaware County, Iowa
Tornado July 14, 2021 · Delaware County, Iowa
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Delaware County → Delaware County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Brief EF-1 tornado snapped large tree limbs and tree trunks southwest of Manchester.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front during the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, July 14. Some of the storms produced damaging winds and numerous tornadoes. Brief torrential rainfall was also observed with the stronger storm cells. The areas that were hit hardest were in Buchanan, Delaware, Benton, Linn, and Jones counties in IA, where a total of 14 tornadoes occurred. 7 of the tornadoes had no visible damage.
Began near Coffins Grove Park (42.4570, -91.5270).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 964214. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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