- November 2005 Iowa tornado outbreak
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Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005 Photograph from NWS damage survey in Woodward, Iowa
Date of tornado outbreak: November 12—13 2005 Duration1: 6 hours, 22 minutes Maximum rated tornado2: F3 tornado Tornadoes caused: 15 Damages: $18.6 million [1] Fatalities: 1 Areas affected: Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas 1Time from first tornado to last tornado
2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita ScaleThe Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005 was a large and exceptionally rare late autumn season tornado outbreak on the afternoon and evening of November 12, 2005 across the central United States but concentrated in central Iowa. At least one person was killed and there was extensive damage in several communities. Another tornado and severe thunderstorm outbreak generated from the same storm system that produced the Iowa outbreak produced damaging tornadoes with injuries concentrated across southwest Missouri.
There are preliminary reports of as many as twenty tornadoes in Iowa, and 15 were later confirmed including 13 in Iowa alone. It is the largest ever tornado outbreak in Iowa in November; and among the largest outbreaks that far north and west in the United States that late in the year. Only 23 confirmed tornadoes have been recorded in Iowa in November from 1950-2004. There were also many reports of very large hail and strong straight-line winds, starting in southeast South Dakota.
A tornado caused some damage including deroofing a business in Hospers in Sioux County.
In addition, the tornado sirens sounded just before an Iowa State University Cyclones football game incurring an evacuation of the stadium. The tornado was visible from the stadium. The Iowa State Cyclones, named partly for a violent tornado in the early 20th century returned to the field and were shockingly victorious. Another tornado struck the actual ISU campus a couple months prior on September 8 with extensive minor damage.
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F515 5 6 3 1 0 0 Confirmed tornadoes
F# Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage Iowa F1 N of Bayard Greene 2150 1 miles
(1.6 km)F3 Stratford area Boone, Webster, Hamilton 2227 17.6 miles
(28.2 km)1 death - There was extensive tornado damage across the southern half of the town. At least two dozen homes completely destroyed and many others damaged along its 150 yard (165 m) wide path. One person was killed and another was injured. A gas leak forced the evacuation of most of the town impeding rescue efforts. F2 Woodward area Dallas 2228 12 miles
(19.2 km)Dozens of homes damaged or destroyed, including several homes shifted off their foundations. One farm was also destroyed. F1 E of Hospers Sioux 2230 1 miles
(1.6 km)F2 NW of Madrid Boone 2241 1 miles
(1.6 km)F1 W of Luther Boone 2248 6 miles
(9.6 km)Heavy damage to one farm site and moderate damage to one home. F0 Ames area Story 2256 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)F2 N of Ames Boone, Story 2258 12 miles
(19.2 km)Heavy damage to several homes along its path. Tornado was visible from Iowa State University and forced the evacuation of the stadium during a football game. F0 Story City Story 2315 1.6 miles
(2.6 km)Aerial surveys showed minor damage. F1 N of Roland Story, Hamilton, Hardin 2320 8 miles
(12.8 km)Several farm sites were damaged along its track. F0 S of Williams Hamilton 2327 1.5 miles
(2.4 km)No damage was reported. F0 SE of Robertson Hardin 2350 0.7 miles
(1.1 km)F1 Blakesburg Monroe 0040 1.5 miles
(2.4 km)Destroyed a barn along its short track. Missouri F1 NE of Hoburg Lawrence 0140 5 miles
(8 km)Arkansas F0 W of Mena Polk 0427 3.5 miles
(5.6 km)Sources: Des Moines office Tornado History Project Storm Data - November 12, 2005 See also
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Categories:- F3 tornadoes
- Tornadoes of 2005
- Tornadoes in Arkansas
- Tornadoes in Iowa
- Tornadoes in Missouri
- 2005 natural disasters in the United States
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