By Sue Danielson
(Davenport, IL) Storm survey crews from the National Weather Service-Quad Cities have confirmed a weak
(EF-0) tornado hit part of southwest Cedar Rapids Wednesday at 8:36 p.m. The twister packed 85-mile per hour winds and was 40-yards wide. It was on the ground for about a half mile.
The tornado damaged several manufactured homes and a garage in the southwest part of Cedar Rapids, in the Summit View Mobile Home Park. One home sustained significant roof damage, with additional siding damage to nearby homes.
One person sustained minor injuries from glass from a bedroom window.
Survey crews say the tornado scattered debris into a nearby field.
National Weather Service Confirms Tornado Hit Cedar Rapids Wednesday Night
When I checked radar last night, I was a little surprised to find out there were no weather warnings in effect from the National Weather Service (NWS) in the Quad Cities. Perhaps there should ve been. The NWS has now confirmed a tornado hit Cedar Rapids Wednesday evening.
The tornado was a small one, the lowest on the scale, an EF-0, with maximum winds of approximately 85 miles per hour. Our weather partner, Iowa s News Now CBS 2, reports that a girl was cut by glass during the storm. She suffered minor injuries.
By Sue Danielson
(Davenport, IL) Storm survey crews from the National Weather Service-Quad Cities have confirmed a weak
(EF-0) tornado hit part of southwest Cedar Rapids Wednesday at 8:36 p.m. The twister packed 85-mile per hour winds and was 40-yards wide. It was on the ground for about a half mile.
The tornado damaged several manufactured homes and a garage in the southwest part of Cedar Rapids, in the Summit View Mobile Home Park. One home sustained significant roof damage, with additional siding damage to nearby homes.
One person sustained minor injuries from glass from a bedroom window.
Survey crews say the tornado scattered debris into a nearby field.
When I checked radar last night, I was a little surprised to find out there were no weather warnings in effect from the National Weather Service (NWS) in the Quad Cities. Perhaps there should ve been. The NWS has now confirmed a tornado hit Cedar Rapids Wednesday evening.
The tornado was a small one, the lowest on the scale, an EF-0, with maximum winds of approximately 85 miles per hour. Our weather partner, Iowa s News Now CBS 2, reports that a girl was cut by glass during the storm. She suffered minor injuries.
According to Iowa s News Now, the tornado damage was reported in the 400 block of Troy Street S.W., in the Summit View Village mobile home park. It s located on the south side of Wilson Avenue, between West Post Road and Wiley Blvd. The damage happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night as storms impacted the Cedar Rapids area.