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Three additional tornadoes in IA April 16th are confirmed

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April 18th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Johnston, Iowa) – The National Weather Service reports three more tornadoes associated with Tuesday’s (April 16th) severe storms, have been confirmed. That includes two EF Unknowns, one near Manson with a path of just over six-tenths of a mile, the other south of Rolfe, with a path length a little more than 1.5 miles.
EF Unknows mean the wind speed is unknown since the tornado did not impact any damage indicators that are used to produce the rating. The other tornado was a EF0 near Rolfe with a path length of just slightly more than six-tenths of a mile, and an estimated wind speed of 70 mph.
According to the latest data, seven tornadoes occurred at various locations across the State, Tuesday, causing structural damage in at least two counties. The Weather Service continues to collect and analyze data about the storms.