Tornado in Benton County, Iowa
Tornado July 14, 2021 · Benton County, Iowa
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Tama County → Benton County → Benton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 10 yards (0.01 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 touchdown in a field with no visible damage.
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 several tornadoes, most of which only briefly touched down. Brief torrential rainfall was also observed with the stronger storm cells. The areas that were hit hardest were in Delaware and Jones counties in IA, where a total of 5 tornadoes occurred. An additional 7 tornadoes touched down in eastern IA, with no visible damage reported.
Began near Garrison (42.2000, -92.2200).
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 964228. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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