Tornado in Iowa, June 6, 2006

Name: Tornado in Iowa, June 6, 2006
Start: 2006-06-06T14:55
End: 2006-06-06T14:55
Location: Iowa

June 6, 2006 · NWS DVN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A landspout made a brief touchdown west of Kalona on the backside of a line of thunderstorms. No damage was reported.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.

A landspout made a brief touchdown west of Kalona on the backside of a line of thunderstorms. No damage was reported.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 6, 12:52 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 12:52 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
150 PM CDT TUE JUNE 06 2006

.SYNOPSIS...
THE LOCAL AREA REMAINS IN THE MOIST WARM AIR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
TODAY...WHICH HAS BEEN MOISTENED FURTHER BY A DISSIPATING MCS
EARLIER THIS MORNING. ISOLATED STORMS CONTINUE TO FIRE ALONG THE
OUTFLOW OF THIS MCS AND OVER TOP OF THE COLD POOL IN EASTERN IOWA.
CONVECTION HAS INITIATED ALONG THE FRONT FROM NORTHEAST IOWA TO
SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...AND THIS IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE THE MAIN
SHOW FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 6 TO 7 PM
THIS EVENING...SO THOUGH WE EXPECT WIDESPREAD STORMS ALONG THE
FRONT...THE EVENT SHOULD BE OVER WITH WEST OF A LINE FROM DUBUQUE TO
FAIRFIELD BY THEN.  BEHIND THE FRONT...WE EXPECT PARTLY TO MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHWEST WINDS.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL SEE DRIER AIR IN PLACE...WITH UPPER
RIDGING TAKING PLACE.  BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WE SHOULD SEE THE FIRST
IN A LONG SERIES OF ENERGY OVER TOPPING THE WESTERN RIDGE.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
THE TREND DURING THIS ENTIRE PERIOD WILL BE WARM AND HUMID...WITH
PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER. THE UPPER RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
FLATTEN...AND GRADUALLY BE REPLACED BY A WEAK TROF.  THIS WILL KEEP
THE MIDWEST ZONAL...BUT WITH ENERGY IN THE UPPER LEVELS MOVING
ACROSS AN EAST TO WEST FRONT NEAR IOWA...STORMS MAY REGENERATE IN
CONSECUTIVE DAYS.  THE SEASONAL REGIME IS ONE KNOWN FOR SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL AND SEVERE STORMS...HOWEVER THE DETAILS OF ANY INDIVIDUAL
EVENT ARE UNCLEAR. ..ERVIN..
&&

.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...NONE.
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.

&&

ERVIN

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:01 AM CST, 10 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
501 AM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-071015-
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
501 AM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA
AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
CONFINED MAINLY TO AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34. SOME STORMS MAY BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BEFORE SUNRISE WITH THE ACTIVITY EXPECTED
TO DISSIPATE BY 9 AM.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID
AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN IOWA...THEN EXPAND EAST AND SOUTH ACROSS
NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS INTO EARLY EVENING AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OVER 60 MPH
AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS
POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IF STORMS DEVELOP ALONG WEAK BOUNDARIES
THAT MAY LINGER FROM MORNING THUNDERSTORMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER WILL END OVER THE AREA BY SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SHEETS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:44 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
244 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     HAIL             4 E HIAWATHA            42.05N 91.61W
06/06/2006  E0.75 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN IN PAST 30 MINUTES.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:50 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     HAIL             MARION                  42.03N 91.59W
06/06/2006  E0.25 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0233 PM     HAIL             CEDAR RAPIDS            41.97N 91.67W
06/06/2006  E0.88 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0234 PM     HAIL             CEDAR RAPIDS            41.97N 91.67W
06/06/2006  E0.88 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO MINUTE DURATION

0239 PM     HAIL             5 E CEDAR RAPIDS        41.97N 91.57W
06/06/2006  E0.88 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0243 PM     HAIL             5 E CEDAR RAPIDS        41.97N 91.57W
06/06/2006  E1.00 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:04 PM CST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
304 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0259 PM     HAIL             8 ESE CEDAR RAPIDS      41.93N 91.53W
06/06/2006  E0.88 INCH       LINN               IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NEAR PALISADES KEPPLER STATE PARK

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:26 PM CST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
326 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0322 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 NNE TIFFIN            41.76N 91.65W
06/06/2006                   JOHNSON            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:35 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
335 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0320 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     WILLIAMSBURG            41.67N 92.01W
06/06/2006                   IOWA               IA   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF FUNNELS ALONG INTERSTATE
            HIGHWAY

0331 PM     HAIL             1 S SOLON               41.79N 91.49W
06/06/2006  E1.75 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:39 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
339 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0319 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     7 W IOWA CITY           41.66N 91.67W
06/06/2006                   JOHNSON            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS PUBLIC REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS ALONG INTERSTATE
            80

0332 PM     HAIL             MORSE                   41.75N 91.43W
06/06/2006  E1.75 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:56 UTC.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Washington

When: June 6, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 2 mi W of Kalona
Rating: F0
Path width: 30 yd
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 41.483, -91.750

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What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Iowa in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Iowa, 2006 Warnings in Iowa, June 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5527455.