MINBURN, Iowa — Six tornadoes touched down in Iowa on Tuesday, including an EF-0 near Minburn and an EF-1 near Rockwell City, the National Weather Service has confirmed.
A preliminary damage survey indicates the Dallas County tornado was on the ground between 11:05 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Peak winds reached an estimated 85 miles per hour, with the path of the tornado measuring 6.8 miles.
The tornado reached a maximum width of approximately 50 yards. No injuries or deaths were reported.
Still, the storm did damage some properties, including a barn in Dallas Center. Local 5 spoke to Shane Boston, the owner of the barn, about his experience seeing the tornado.
“I can see it from quite a ways away, and I could see what was missing as I came up [to the house]," Boston said Tuesday. "I felt really, pretty blessed that we had what we had left and really no damage.”
Despite the damage to the barn, Boston told Local 5 he was grateful no one was injured.
"Most things in life are about attitude, and I feel like I'm the luckiest guy alive," he said.
In Calhoun County, the EF-1 tornado reached estimated peak winds of 100 mph and had a path length of 6.12 miles.
In total, NWS Des Moines has identified six tornadoes in the area on Tuesday:
- Dallas County (Minburn) — EF-0
- Calhoun County (Manson) — EF Unknown
- Calhoun County (Rockwell City) — EF-1
- Pocahontas County (Palmer) EF Unknown
- Pocahontas County (Rolfe #1) — EF Unknown
- Pocahontas County (Rolfe #2) — EF-0
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday announced a disaster proclamation for the following counties: Allamakee, Cass, Des Moines, Fayette, Henry and Lee.