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Iowa storm reports for July 16, 2016

NOAA recorded 40 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in Iowa on July 16, 2016.

in Iowa
45
Storm reports
Near 42.45, -93.06, IA
87 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 22 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2016 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Wind40, most at 3 AM

Tornado5, most at 6 AM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:58 AMEF2About 22 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.59 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:15 AMEF2About 12 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.99 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:03 AMEF1About 41 miles from Davenport, IA1 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:27 AMEF0About 9 miles from Davenport, IA1.95 mi long, 10 yd wide
6:36 AMEF1About 12 miles from Davenport, IA2.09 mi long, 100 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Cedar Rapids, IANone61 mph1
Davenport, IANone60 mph2

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.