A tornado that spun-up in Union County, Tuesday evening, hop-scotched its way northward, apparently forming, dissipating and then reforming along the way.  The National Weather Service in Des Moines say a tornado was spotter-confirmed on the ground five-miles west of Macksburg, near Zion, in Adair County, at around 5:42-p.m. A roof was reportedly blown off of a structure near Creston.

A twister was also observed 6-miles south of Stuart Tuesday evening, and law enforcement confirmed one touched down in a  rural area near Stuart at around 6:10-p.m.  A tornado was also observed on the ground in Guthrie County near Panora/Lake Panorama, according to some dispatch reports.

Other tornadoes were confirmed to have struck in Appanoose, Poweshiek, Tama and Black Hawk Counties, Tuesday. Damage was reported to have occurred at a farmstead near Cedar Falls at around 5:30-p.m., and at the Centerville Municipal Airport at around 3:21-p.m.

The Weather Service will be updating its reports as the day progresses, today (Wednesday).