Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Great Lakes

Thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible today from Michigan into the Lower Great Lakes region. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Numerous daily record highs and warm lows are likely. Read More >

Overview

An upper level low spun over Iowa Wednesday, May 29, 2019 sparking some showers and thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening. Some of the storms spawned some funnel clouds; three of which touched down becoming tornadoes.

RADAR LOOP
(Courtesy: IEM)

Tornado

Tornadoes:

Tornado - 1 SE Victor, IA
IOWA COUNTY

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	623-624 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	70 MPH
Path Length	0.7 MILES
Max Width	20 YARDS
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: A brief tornado was captured by the public on Video just southeast of Victor. The tornado remained in open fields and no damage was observed.

Track Map

Tornado - 4 E GUERNSEY, IA
IOWA COUNTY

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	746 - 758 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	75 MPH
Path Length	3.34 MILES
Max Width	20 YARDS
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: Emergency management observed a weak tornado develop east of Guernsey, and follow an intermittent path about 3 miles to the northeast before lifting just south of Interstate 80. The tornado caused some minor tree damage.

Tornado - 4 NW KALONA, IA
JOHNSON COUNTY

Date	5/29/2019
Time (Local)	813 - 814 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	75 MPH
Path Length	0.3 MILES
Max Width	20 YARDS
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: An EF-0 tornado touched down at a farmstead and move northeast through a farm field into a wooded area, where tree damage was observed. The tornado was on the ground for less than one minute and the path length was around a quarter mile. Times estimated by radar.

Track Map

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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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Great Lakes

Damage Survey Results: May 29