Clinton County Tornadoes 4/20/2004

Public Information Statement

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
340 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004

...APRIL 20TH CLINTON COUNTY TORNADO OVERVIEW...

ON TUESDAY APRIL 20TH BETWEEN 708 PM AND 715 PM, A TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN IN CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY ABOUT 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DELMAR...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELTON. THE TORNADO WAS
ON THE GROUND ABOUT 1.5 MILES AND WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS WIDE, DAMAGING
A BARN AND METAL OUTBUILDING ON A FARM. A GROUND SURVEY OF
THE DAMAGE ESTIMATED THE WIND AT 75 MPH...WHICH WOULD CATEGORIZE
THE TORNADO AS A LOW-END F1 ON THE FUJITA TORNADO DAMAGE SCALE.

Local Storm Report

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
348 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 PM     TORNADO          2 S DELMAR              41.97N 90.61W 
04/20/2004                   CLINTON            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            BUILDINGS DOWN AT 150TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 61. 


0708 PM     TORNADO          4 N WELTON              41.97N 90.60W 
04/20/2004                   CLINTON            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT 


0558 PM     HAIL             IOWA CITY               41.66N 91.54W 
04/20/2004  0.50 INCH        JOHNSON            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER 


0547 PM     TORNADO          GRANVILLE               41.26N 89.23W 
04/20/2004                   PUTNAM             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            ROOF BLOWN OFF BANK AND TREES DOWN

Pictures

Debris 4.5 miles southwest of Delmar.