Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 0.25 Miles
-- Width 60 Yards
State IOWA
County/Area LUCAS
WFO DMX
Report Source Storm Chaser
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2022-03-05 17:40 CST-6
Begin Location 3S CHARITON
Begin Lat/Lon 40.9807/-93.3198
End Date 2022-03-05 17:42 CST-6
End Location 3S CHARITON
End Lat/Lon 40.977/-93.3202
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative On March 5, 2022 a total of 15 tornadoes occurred across the state of Iowa as a warm front lifted across the area. Supercells initially developed across southwest Iowa in the vicinity of the triple point of the surface low with strong, rotating updrafts. Longevity was initially lacking with the storms, producing funnel clouds, brief tornadoes, and hail in southwest Iowa. As the cells moved northeast and matured, larger hail began to fall with golf ball sized hail falling in Adams county and baseball sized hail into Adair county. Following this period of large hail the storms produced a tornado which would remain on the ground for just over 70 miles, carving a path across central Iowa from southwest of Winterset to just northeast of Newton. The tornado peaked in Winterset, Iowa, producing EF-4 damage with wind speeds estimated near 170 mph. The tornado continued across the southern portion of the Des Moines metro area and to Newton. This is the furthest north EF-4 tornado in the CONUS this early in the year on record, the first EF-4 tornado in Iowa since October 4, 2013 which occurred in Woodbury and Cherokee Counties, and is the second longest tornado in Iowa since 1980, behind the longest occurring on June 7, 1984 at a length of 117 miles across southern Iowa. As the storm skimmed the southern Des Moines metro, cells across south central became tornadic, producing several destructive tornadoes including an EF-3 tornado in Chariton, Iowa. This heartbreaking day resulted in seven fatalities, six in Winterset and one in Chariton, making it the deadliest tornado outbreak in Iowa since 2008. At 15 tornadoes, this is also one of the earliest outbreaks of this magnitude to occur so early in the season.
Event Narrative This was a satellite tornado which formed near the tornado which went on to impact areas just south and east of Chariton, Iowa. This satellite tornado was captured on video by storm chasers and left a path observed in high resolution satellite imagery. This tornado developed north of the main tornado and travelled due west before turning ninety degrees to the south with movement toward the main circulation. The tornado did a full revolution around the main tornado before being absorbed into the overall circulation. There was some tree damage associated with the satellite tornado but otherwise did not impact any other structures.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 7 6 223.115M 0.00K
HAVERHILL MARSHALL CO. IA 03/05/2022 14:06 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NODAWAY ADAMS CO. IA 03/05/2022 15:27 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BROOKS ADAMS CO. IA 03/05/2022 15:38 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ORIENT ADAIR CO. IA 03/05/2022 15:54 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CUMBERLAND CASS CO. IA 03/05/2022 15:55 CST-6 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILLIAMSON ADAMS CO. IA 03/05/2022 15:55 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEVINVILLE ADAMS CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:01 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
CROMWELL UNION CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:04 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FISK ADAIR CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:06 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SPAULDING UNION CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:07 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ORIENT ADAIR CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:08 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ORIENT ADAIR CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:12 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ORIENT ADAIR CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:12 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ORIENT ADAIR CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:12 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ZION ADAIR CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:13 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ZION ADAIR CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:17 CST-6 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MACKSBURG MADISON CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:26 CST-6 Tornado EF4 6 5 75.000M 0.00K
EARLHAM MADISON CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:49 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHURCHVILLE WARREN CO. IA 03/05/2022 16:59 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 20.000M 0.00K
LEON DECATUR CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:07 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
AVON POLK CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:16 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 75.000M 0.00K
GARDEN GROVE DECATUR CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:20 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HUMESTON WAYNE CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:20 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
HASTIE POLK CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:23 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HUMESTON WAYNE CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:23 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DERBY LUCAS CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:28 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DERBY LUCAS CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:30 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DERBY LUCAS CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:33 CST-6 Tornado EF3 1 1 1.500M 0.00K
VANDALIA JASPER CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:33 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 50.000M 0.00K
ALLERTON WAYNE CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:38 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 300.00K 0.00K
CHARITON LUCAS CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:40 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MITCHELLVILLE POLK CO. IA 03/05/2022 17:57 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
KELLOGG JASPER CO. IA 03/05/2022 18:04 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
CHESTER CENTER POWESHIEK CO. IA 03/05/2022 18:21 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
MONTOUR TAMA CO. IA 03/05/2022 18:26 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
TAMA ARPT TAMA CO. IA 03/05/2022 18:33 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 200.00K 0.00K
Totals: 7 6 223.115M 0.00K