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Area Storm Damage report (3/5/22

Weather

March 5th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Here is a partial list of the damage caused by tornadic storms and severe weather (Wind/rain/hail) that occurred Saturday afternoon and evening, in our listening area, as compiled by the NWS through storm spotter/emergency management & other reports.

5:12-p.m.: 3 miles N. of Patterson (Madison County)… TORNADO DAMAGE REPORT VIA SPOTTER NETWORK – THERE IS DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE HERE AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IN THIS AREA

5:00-p.m.: 1 mile S/SE of Winterset…TORNADO DAMAGE REPORT VIA SPOTTER NETWORK – 12 TREES SNAPPED BRANCHES SNAPPED, PATH A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS WIDE ON CLARK TOWER ROAD 1/2 MILE NORTH OF ST CHARLES ROAD SOUTH OF WINTERSET.

4:51-p.m.: 2 miles E/SE of Winterset…TORNADO DAMAGE REPORTED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK – TREE DAMAGE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO A HOME AT THIS LOCATION.

4:50-p.m.: 1 mile W/SW of Winterset…TORNADO DAMAGE REPORT VIA SPOTTER NETWORK – BARNS DESTROYED AND HOUSES BADLY DAMAGED IN WINTERSET.

4:48-p.m.: 2 mi. S/SW of Winterset…TORNADO DAMAGE IN WINTERSET TO SHED REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

4:47-p.m.: 2 mi S/SW of Winterset… TORNADO DAMAGE REPORT VIA SPOTTER NETWORK – HOMES AND TREES DAMAGED AND A GARAGE WAS DESTROYED ON 169.

4:35-p.m.: Winterset…TORNADO ONGOING WITH DEBRIS S OF WINTERSET  MULTIPLE REPORTS VIA TRAINED SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS.

4:35-p.m.: 2 mi. S of Winterset… TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND SOUTHWEST OF WINTERSET, APPROACHING TIME. DEBRIS VISIBLE. LOCATION ESTIMATED.

4:24-p.m.: 6 miles W/SW of Macksburg (Adair County)…TRAINED SPOTTER REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD.

4:22-p.m.: Orient (Adair County)…TRAINED SPOTTER REPORT OF 2 INCH HAIL (egg size) IN ORIENT.

4:13-p.m.: 2.5″ diameter hail (tennis ball size)  3 mi. E/NE of Orient. (Report of school bus windows broken out)

3:55-p.m.: 1 mi. SE of Cumberland (Cass County)… MULTIPLE STORM CHASER REPORTS OF A FUNNEL CLOUD.

3:55-p.m.: 5 mi. N/NE of Prescott (Adams County)…HAIL REPORT OF 1.75 INCHES (Golf ball size)

3:42-p.m.: 1 mi. SE of Nodaway (Adams County)… 1 1/4″ hail (Quarter to ping-pong ball size)

3:40-p.m.: 1 mi. S. of Corning (Adams County)….MULTIPLE REPORTS OF BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.

3:25-p.m.: 2 mi. S. of Walnut (Pott.County)….penny-size hail (3/4″)

3:18-p.m.: 6 mi. N. of Villisca (Montgomery County)…Funnel cloud reported.

3:17-p.m.: 4 mi. E/SE of Essex (Page County)…multiple reports of a funnel cloud.

3:16-p.m.: 1 mi. SE of Emerson…roof damage & a flipped trampoline.

3:15-p.m.: Quarter-size hail 7 mi. E. of Essex.

3:02-p.m.:  1 mi. NE of Emerson (Mills Co.)…Tornado observed by storm spotter.

3:01-p.m.: 1 mi. SE of Emerson (Mills Co.)…Powerlines down and outbuildings destroyed.

There were numerous reports of damage in central and eastern Iowa as the storms moved through and intensified.