Allamakee County, Iowa Tornadoes

Tornadoes in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest and central Wisconsin
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Allamakee County (IA) Tornadoes*
1850-2006

Date			Time	Location	Other Counties Affected	Length (miles)	Width (yards)	Deaths**	Injuries**	F-Scale
Month	Day	Year	Time	Location	Other Counties Affected	Length (miles)	Width (yards)	Deaths**	Injuries**	F-Scale
5	8	2002	1910-1915 CST	Just southeast of Waukon	None	0.1	20	0	0	F0
			Along highway 76, just southeast of Waukon, a farm was hit by a small tornado that damaged part of the house and at least one outbuilding. Shingles from other buildings were embedded around the base of the house, and mud was noted on the south side of the house even though most of the debris was blown to the east and southeast. A nearby church was also damaged by the same tornado. In fact, a family who was had taken shelter inside the church reported a stain glass window was completely gone following the storm, with no broken glass found anywhere near the building. The tornado caused an estimated $10,000 in property damage.
7	2	2000	1535-1540 CST	Hanover 6E to Hanover 8E	None	2	50	0	0	F0
			This brief touch down only damaged a few corn fields.
7	19	1994	2123-2140 CST	Waukon 2.5WNW to Churchtown 2S	None	9	50	0	0	F1
			The final tornado in a family of touchdowns, damage was confined between Waukon and Churchtown where several farmsteads were affected. There were numerous reports of barns and sheds being damaged or destroyed. Trees and power lines were also knocked down.
7	6	1994	1550 CST	Harpers Ferry	None	0.1	20	0	0	F0
			Touched down in the Mississippi River, just east of town.
7	29	1987	1810 CST	Waukon 10W to Waukon 2S	Winneshiek	10	30	0	0	F2
			This tornado moved through mainly rural areas along the Winneshiek-None County line until it hit a lumber yard south of Waukon. There it destroyed 2 buildings and threw 2x4 boards through the walls of others. Damage at the lumberyard alone was around $250,000.
11	9	1975	1900 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F1
10	14	1966	1400 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F1
4	11	1965	1315 CST- ?	Fredericksburg 4NW to Waukon 8E	Chickasaw Fayette Winneshiek	110	300	0	0	F1
			Apparently discontinuous path. Major damage near Ossian.
10	14	1964	1400 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F1
5	4	1964	1810-1815 CST	Rossville 2E to Just NE of Lynxville, WI	Crawford (WI)	21	200	0	3	F2
			Moved northeast from east of Rossville to northeast of Lynxville, WI (Crawford Co.) and eventually to 1 mile east of Rising Sun. Farm losses totalled $100,000 as barns were destroyed northwest of Harpers Ferry, in Taylor Township. All 3 injuries occurred in Crawford County.
6	12	1915	1720 CST	Waterville 2 NW to Soldiers Grove	Crawford	30	400	9	50	F4
			Moved northeast from northwest of Waterville, IA (Allamakee County) crossing the Mississippi River 2 miles south of Ferryville, WI (Crawford Co.). The last damage ended near Soldiers Grove. A man and his daughter were killed in one of three homes that were obliterated southwest of "Heytman", a small railroad station on the Mississippi River. Sixty buildings and 8 homes were destroyed in Wisconsin. This tornado caused approximately $200,000 in damage.
9	26	1881	1635 CST	Moved northeast near Postville	Clayton Fayette	6	200	0	7	F3
			Moved northeast near Postville. Three homes and several barns were destroyed on at least two farms. Only a foundation was left of a home in Post Township. A girl may have died.
* The data in this table came from Storm Data and *Significant Tornadoes--1680-1991* by Thomas P. Grazulis. ** Injuries and Deaths are for the entire tornado track.

Last Updated Sunday, January 22, 2006 - Jeff Boyne

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