The June 25, 2010 tornado
EF4Lyon and Osceola counties, Iowa
An EF4 tornado on a 13.7-mile path that injured 13. It was one of 22 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedEF4 tornado · June 25, 2010
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- EF4
- Enhanced Fujita scale
- Path length
- 13.7 mi
- Width up to 800 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 13
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, June 25, 2010
- 8:53 PM CST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
A tornado, moving into Osceola County from Lyon County, destroyed at least two houses, injuring two people in one of them. the tornado also destroyed several garages and severely damaged several other homes, destroyed at least 4 hog confinement buildings, several barns and silos, and numerous outbuildings. The tornado destroyed three vehicles that had been parked under an Iowa Highway 60 overpass, injuring 11 people in the vehicles, and removing the engine from one of the vehicles. The tornado damaged power lines, causing power outages, and caused damage to trees and crops. The tornado also destroyed a shelter belt and severely damaged heavy farm equipment, removing the wheels from some of the vehicles. Much of the damage occurred a short distance west to south of the town of Sibley.
The storm system that day
Thunderstorms produced tornadoes, one that caused considerable damage and at least two injuries along a 14 mile path, along with damaging winds, in northwest Iowa during the evening of June 25th.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.