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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1157 AM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/26/25 Tornado Event...

On June 26th, a severe thunderstorm produced a tornado in far
northeast Humboldt County, beginning just to the south/southeast
of Lu Verne. The first damage indicators were sustained to an
outbuilding and hardwood trees at a homestead southeast of town.
The tornado remained on the ground traveling east/northeast
through a corn field for approximately 2 miles as evident from
Humboldt County Emergency Management Agency provided drone
footage. No additional damage was noted.

..Lu Verne Iowa Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.07 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   20 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date:             06/26/2025
Start Time:             03:53 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSE Lu Verne / Humboldt County / IA
Start Lat/Lon:          42.8796 / -94.0699

End Date:               06/26/2025
End Time:               03:57 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SE Lu Verne / Humboldt County / IA
End Lat/Lon:            42.8881 / -94.0309

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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