728
NOUS43 KDVN 012159
PNSDVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-021000-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
459 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 7/31/2026 TORNADO EVENT
SOUTHWEST CEDAR RAPIDS TORNADO
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.02 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: UNKNOWN
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/31/2026
START TIME: 07:52 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 N CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT / LINN COUNTY / IA
START LAT/LON: 41.9176 / -91.7198
END DATE: 07/31/2026
END TIME: 07:52 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 N CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT / LINN COUNTY / IA
END LAT/LON: 41.9179 / -91.7196
SURVEY SUMMARY:
LONG LIVED FUNNEL CLOUD ASSOCIATED WITH A STORM SOUTHWEST OF
CEDAR RAPIDS RESULTED IN A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF THE
EASTERN IOWA AIRPORT. THIS WAS AN EFU TORNADO, AS THERE IS NO
KNOWN DAMAGE, WITH PHOTOS AND VIDEOS INDICATING A VERY BRIEF
TOUCHDOWN FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page