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January tornadoes in Iowa? Yep. It happened 56-years ago, too.

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January 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Iowa, Monday afternoon. According to the NWS, the first tornado was an EF1 with maximum windspeeds of around 90 mph in Iowa County, near Williamsburg. The tornado traveled less than 5 miles north, into the Amana Colonies area, and was on the ground for about 8 minutes. No injuries were reported.

It was the first January tornado in Iowa since 1967, when there were 13.

A second tornado occurred briefly around 2:50 p.m. in Linn County. The NWS classified the tornado as an EFU. No damage was reported.