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Iowa Sets New Tornado Record

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:31 pm
by NWIASpotter
The state of Iowa has recently broke the record for most tornadoes in a year. The previous record was 105 set in 2001. Through Sept 8 Iowa has had 110 tornadoes, far surpassing the 30 year average of 45.

Tornadoes per month:

April - 5
May - 47
June - 28
July - 3
August - 17
September - 10

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 3:46 pm
by breeze
NOW I know why StormCrazyIowan hasn't
been online, very much, this summer! ;)

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 5:14 pm
by NWIASpotter
Haha, yes. It has been pretty busy here this year, although most of it has been in western or central Iowa this year. Several days of large tornado outbreaks, I believe we had 3 F3 rated tornadoes, 2 of them on the same day, as well as several F2's. A town in north central Iowa had every building damaged when an F3 tornado came through, Bradgate, IA.