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On December 15, 2021, a rapidly-deepening low-pressure area contributed to a historic expanse of inclement weather across the Great Plains and Midwestern United States, resulting in an unprecedented [5] December derecho and tornado outbreak across portions of the Northern United States, a region normally affected by snow and cold weather during this time of year.
A significant early spring tornado outbreak occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of March 5, 2022 in the Midwest, primarily in the state of Iowa, before transitioning to a damaging wind event across northern parts of Illinois and Indiana. [2]
2022: United States Iowa: Macksburg, Winterset, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Newton: 6 (5 injuries) NWS: 2022 Winterset tornado — A multiple-vortex wedge tornado produced major damage along its path of 70.92 miles (114.13 km). Southwest of Winterset, several homes were severely damaged or destroyed, a few of which were leveled or swept away.
The tornado started about 3 miles east of Garrison, Iowa, and dissipated about 2 miles south-southwest of Cheney, Iowa. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 110 mph, putting it as a strong EF ...
Composite of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes on November 29–30, 2022. A relatively small outbreak of tornadoes, some of which were strong to intense, took place in the Dixie Alley region, with tornadoes being confirmed in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Storm Prediction Center forecasted an environment that would be ...
The weather service's Storm Prediction Center issued a tornado watch for far western Iowa counties around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. A second watch, issued around 1:15 p.m. covered the rest of the state.
The tornado outbreak set a new record for the most tornadoes to hit Iowa in a single day with 61, far exceeding the previous record of 35 tornadoes set on August 31, 2014. Additionally, 21 of the tornadoes in Iowa were rated EF2 which beat the previous record of 16 EF2/F2 or greater tornadoes set on June 7, 1984.
In 2023, Iowa experienced 72 tornadoes, NWS meteorologist Allan Curtis confirmed with the Des Moines Register in an email. In 2022, Iowa experienced 42 tornadoes. In 2021, Iowa experienced 114 ...