Iowa storm reports for May 23, 2020
NOAA recorded 2 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in Iowa on May 23, 2020.
- in Iowa
- 7
- Storm reports
- About 46 miles from Omaha, NE
- 71 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 19 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
- 5
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2020 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
Wind2, most at 4 AM
Tornado5, most at 12 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 PM | EF1 | About 19 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA | 7.05 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 12:57 PM | EF1 | About 21 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA | 6.86 mi long, 30 yd wide |
| 1:20 PM | EF0 | About 29 miles from Davenport, IA | 1.19 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 1:53 PM | EF0 | About 34 miles from Davenport, IA | 1.45 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 2:24 PM | Not rated | About 42 miles from Davenport, IA | 0.04 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:29 AM | 60 mph | Near 42.54, -96.41, IA |
| 6:19 AM | 71 mph | About 46 miles from Omaha, NE |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.