NWS personnel have rated the Parkersburg-New Hartford-Dunkerton tornado as EF 5 (correlated to wind speeds up to 205 MPH) on the Enhanced Fujita Scale at the locations of maximum damage. ~ This is the first EF5 tornado in Iowa since the Jordan tornado of June 13, 1976.
Tornado in Parkersburg, Dunkerton, New Hartford, Hazelton, Manchester, Lamont
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