June 1 Severe/Tornadic Thunderstorms

Tornado Watch #321 has been issued for portions of eastern Iowa and will be in effect until 7 PM this evening. There have already been several reports of a tornado traveling through Louisa, Muscatine and now Cedar counties in Iowa. The town of Muscatine has been reportedly been hit by this tornado and damage has been done as a couple of the reports have indicating debris with the tornado. This storm has done damage and may continue to do so as it moves northeast, those living in eastern Iowa should pay close attention for the remainder of the afternoon as these storms move through.

Update: New Tornado Warning issued for Rock Island county in Illinois, this cell has just went tornadic and is an indication that the cells this afternoon mean business.

2:00 PM Update: Tornado warning for Jackson county in extreme eastern Iowa, otherwise Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for Scott & Clinton counties as well. There is a second line of thunderstorms west of this line, however at this time they do not look like they will become severe. Thus, expect the severe threat over the state to be diminishing after 3 PM.

The area in and near Muscatine, IA has been reportedly incurred significant damage; houses and businesses have been destroyed with several injuries. Path of damage goes from Fruitland, IA to Muscatine, IA as of latest reports from law enforcement. Other damage reports have been received from the Grandview, IA town where more significant damage has occurred, the town has been cordoned off by police due to the damage.

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Review & NWS Surveys': The NWS in Davenport has already surveyed the tornado that tracked through Grandview, Fruitland and Muscatine areas. The tornado was given a starting point 1 mile south of Grandview, tracking through the town and moving on to go through parts of Fruitland and Muscatine. A total of 16 miles of tornado damage as it moved north-northeast and lasted for over 20 minutes. The tornado receives a EF3 rating (winds ~143 mph) for the damage that was done in Grandview, EF2 (winds ~125 to ~135) damage was done in both Fruitland and Muscatine. More detailed information on the damage, as well as some photos are on the NWS Survey Page.