On March 5, 2022, three supercells swept across Iowa, producing several tornadoes. Two supercells in southern Iowa produced three tornadoes. Meanwhile, a single long-track supercell produced multiple tornadoes from the southwest corner of Iowa all the way through central Iowa and into east-central Iowa. The largest tornado moved across Madison, Warren, Polk, and Jasper counties for nearly 70 miles and at its peak produced winds of nearly 170 mph. This is the first EF-4 tornado in Iowa since October 4, 2013, which occurred in Woodbury and Cherokee Counties. This 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.
A long-track tornado developed just northwest of Macksburg, producing significant damage on the southeast sides of Winterset and Norwalk to the northwest side of Newton, in addition to a number of communities in between.
The EF rating has been finalized with a track of over 70 miles which is the longest track since June 1984. The largest width was estimated at around 900 yards or slightly more than one-half mile.
Madison County Emergency Management identified the six victims of the tornado as:
Melissa Bazley, 63
Rodney Clark, 64
Cecilia Lloyd, 72
Michael Bolger, 37
Kenley Bolger, 5
Owen Bolger, 2
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5 мар 2022
