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Tornado May 29th Tornadoes Iowa

Overview

An upper level low pressure system was in place across the state of Iowa Wednesday, May 29th, 2019. A surface boundary was stretched across Iowa from northwest to southeast across the state from near Storm Lake southeastward into southeast Iowa. This boundary provided the focus for thunderstorm development throughout the late afternoon and evening hours. The low levels environment provided the needed conditions for many of these storms to rotate and produce funnel clouds and brief, weak tornadoes. Many of the tornadoes that occurred were brief touchdowns in open ares with no damage. Two of the tornadoes caused damage, one in Poweshiek County and one south of Iowa Falls near Owasa.

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Tornado #1 - 5.3 mi SE Montezuma
Poweshiek County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	7:01 PM - 7:14 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	3.53 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	1 injury / 0 deaths
Summary: Tornado extended to the ground after several minutes as a funnel cloud. Upon reaching the ground, the tornado encountered a farmstead, destroying and old barn and producing tree damage. Another farmstead was hit a bit farther down its path with a large hoop building damaged. The remainder of the path was in open farmland.

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Tornado #2 - 1.9 mi N Pocahontas
Pocahontas County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	4:49 PM - 4:56 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	0.42 miles
Max Width	40 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 Injuries/Deaths
Summary: Tornado developed and moved southwest before becoming nearly stationary in open cropland. Persisted for several minutes before dissipating. No damage occurred.

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Tornado #3 - 6.5 mi SSW Schaller
Sac County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	4:00 pm - 4:06 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	1.23 miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: First of several weak tornadoes on this day. Remained in open farmland several miles south of Schaller.

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Tornado #4 - 1.4 mi SE Bradgate
Humboldt County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	6:21 pm - 6:24 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	0.54 miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Tornado reported by storm chaser southeast of Bradgate. The relatively brief tornado was also captured on video and remained in open rural areas with no damage.

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Tornado #5 - 2.7 mi WNW Owasa
Hardin County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	8:31 pm - 8:36 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	1.33 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Tornado reported from several sources developed just north of Highway 20 and moved northward. Slightly damaged a barn and did some tree damage at another farmstead. Otherwise, the tornado remained in open farmland.

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Tornado #6 - 2.8 mi SW Eldora
Hardin County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	8:29 pm - 8:31 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	0.57 miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Tornado occurred southwest of Eldora and was captured on video. The tornado removed the roof from a barn but otherwise stayed in open farmland.

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Tornado #7 - 2.0 mi E New Providence
Hardin County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	8:15 pm - 8:19 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	1.23 miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Storm chaser video shows tornado heading north through trees then across open farmland before dissipating. Little if any damage occurred other than some minor tree damage.

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Tornado #8 - 1.3 mi E Steamboat Rock
Hardin County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	8:54 pm - 8:56 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	0.66 miles
Max Width	20 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Weak tornado was reported northeast of Steamboat Rock along with spotter video. Remained in open farmland.

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Tornado #9 - 2.0 mi S Early
Sac County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	4:11 pm - 4:14 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	65 mph
Path Length	0.65 miles
Max Width	20 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Several pictures of a brief tornado south of Early in open farmland.

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Tornado #10 - 1.1 mi NE Deep River
Poweshiek County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	7:28 pm - 7:32 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	0.90 miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Tornado occurred in farmland northeast of Deep River. Reported by both law enforcement and storm chasers.

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Tornado #11 - 2.2 mi SE Guernsey
Poweshiek County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	7:39 pm - 7:43 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	0.95 miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Tornado captured on video by storm chasers to the southeast of Guernsey. The tornado remained in open farmland with no damage.

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Tornado #12 - 3.1 mi ESE Garden City
Hardin County

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	7:37 pm - 7:41 pm CDT
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	75 mph
Path Length	1.11 miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/deaths
Summary: Tornado captured on video east of Garden City. The tornado remained mostly in open farmland but did some minor tree damage to a farmstead that was grazed.

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EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

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