Excessive Rainfall and Tropical Storm in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce considerable, potentially life-threatening, flooding across the lower Mississippi River Valley and central Great Lakes region through tonight. Tropical Storm Arthur will move northeastward along the Texas coast today and then move inland over southwestern Louisiana by tonight. An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front Sunday afternoon across portions of eastern Iowa. The storms were weak, but still were able to produce three brief landspout tornadoes over the region. Additionally, brief heavy rain and wind gusts up to 50 mph were seen with the stronger storms.

RADAR LOOP
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Tornado

Tornadoes

Tornado 1 - Masonville, IA
Delaware County

Date	06/09/2019
Time (Local)	3:53 - 4:16 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	50 mph
Path Length	7.3 mi
Max Width	10 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: A weak landspout tornado with non severe winds moved through rural areas southwest of Manchester, IA. Evidence for the tornado is through photo and video, but no damage was observed along its path.

Track Map

Downloadable KMZ File


Masonville, IA Photo: Amy Lyness	Between Lamont and Winthrop Photo: Shannon Lambson

Tornado 2 - 2 NE Central City, IA
Linn County

Date	06/09/2019
Time (Local)	4:24 - 4:37 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	50 mph
Path Length	6.4 mi
Max Width	10 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: A weak landspout tornado with non severe winds moved through rural areas northeast and east of Central City, IA. Evidence for the tornado is through photo and video, but no damage was observed along its path.

Track Map

Downloadable KMZ File

	Video Link via Nick Stewart Twitter Account Link #1 Link #2
Central City Photo: Logan Graham	Videos

Tornado 3 - Anamosa, IA
Jones County

Date	06/09/2019
Time (Local)	5:14 - 5:17 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	50 mph
Path Length	1.0 mi
Max Width	10 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: A weak landspout tornado with non severe winds moved through rural areas south of Anamosa, IA. Evidence for the tornado is through photos from emergency management, with no damage observed along its path.

Track Map

Downloadable KMZ File


Looking northeast from Martelle, IA Photo: Dan Lambertsen	Looking northeast from Martelle, IA Photo: Dan Lambertsen

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

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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Excessive Rainfall and Tropical Storm in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Landspout Tornadoes June 9th, 2019