NWS rates Muscatine tornado as EF-2
The Quad Cities National Weather Service has surveyed Monday night storm damage in Muscatine. They conclude a tornado with winds up to 115 mph did damage to dozens of houses and 2 homes lost their roofs.
The tornado is rated as an EF-2 and was 200 yards wide. It stayed on the ground for about 1.8 miles and injured 3 people.
The tornado touched down in Kent Stein Park and proceeded through neighborhoods in Muscatine. This tornado was on the ground from 10:05 to 10:10 p.m.
We’ll continue to update this story with more info, as NWS teams are still out assessing damage from Monday night’s severe weather outbreak.
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Reinaldo Massengill
Update: 2024-09-07