Third largest tornado outbreak in Iowa since records began in 1980.
Amateur Radio was active this week monitoring and reporting on severe weather which produced at least 26 tornadoes across Iowa on Wednesday July 14, 2021. Many storms produced brief touchdowns with no reported damage, but several communities received substantial damage from tornadoes with wind speeds 100 mph (EF-1) to 145 mph (EF-3). No injuries or fatalities were reported with these storms.
Emergency Coordinators will be filing reports from counties that activated their Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) personnel. Look for these in the next newsletter.
Tornadoes in Iowa. https://www.weather.gov/media/dmx/Climate/IowaTorClimatologyFinal2019.pdf
August 31, 2014 - 35
April 11, 2001 - 28
June 14, 2021 - 26 (so far confirmed)
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