Tornado History

North Branch Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list North Branch, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 4 matching records from 2016 through 2021. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is December 15, 2021, and minimum reported property damage totals $455K.

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4recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$455Kminimum property damage

December 15, 2021latest tornado

14.24 milongest listed path

130 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1
Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

20212
20161
20201

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
December 15, 2021	EF2	Guthrie, Iowa	14.24 mi	100 yd	$350K
December 15, 2021	EF1	Guthrie, Iowa	11.45 mi	70 yd	$100K
May 9, 2016	EF0	Guthrie, Iowa	5.52 mi	130 yd	$5K
May 26, 2020	EFU	Guthrie, Iowa	0.66 mi	20 yd	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.