Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005

Infobox tornado outbreak|name=Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005
image location=Woodward Iowa Tornado Damage.jpg

Woodward, Iowa
date=November 12—13, 2005
duration=6 hours, 22 minutes
fujitascale=F3
tornadoes=15
total damages (USD)=$18.6 million [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms]
total fatalities=1
areas affected=Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas

The 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 [http://cyclones.collegesports.com/ Iowa State Cyclones] , named partly for a violent tornado in the early 20th century returned to the field and were victorious. Another tornado struck the actual ISU campus a couple months prior on September 8 with extensive minor damage.

Tornado table

Confirmed tornadoes

ee also

*List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
*Tornadoes of 2005

References

External links

* [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/11/13/midwest.tornadoes.ap/ Iowans sort through tornado rubble (CNN)]
* [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/11/12/iowa.tornado.ap/ Football fans flee tornado (CNN)]
* [http://www.zwire.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=15569713&BRD=2700&PAG=461&dept_id=554314&rfi=6 Tornadoes tear through central Iowa; one killed (Ames Daily Tribune)]
* [http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/051112_rpts.html Preliminary storm reports summary (SPC)]
* [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dmx&storyid=228&source=0 Preliminary NWS summary]