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Bennett, Iowa hit by tornado – March 31, 2023
Written by Andrew Mccoy — 0 Views
An EF-2 tornado hit Bennett, Iowa on Friday evening.
The survey is still considered to be preliminary, but has been quality controlled by the NWS.
Here’s a map of the likely path this tornado took:
And now a little additional info discovered by the NWS:
SURVEY SUMMARY: AN EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 3 MILES NORTH OF ATALISSA, IOWA SNAPPING POWER POLES AND LARGE TREES ALONG ITS PATH. IT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TWO HOMES SOUTHWEST OF BENNETT, IOWA AND FLIPPED OVER A SEMI ALONG INTERSTATE 80. IT ALSO DAMAGED SEVERAL CONCRETE BLOCK SILOS SOUTH OF BENNETT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH A RURAL AREA, CAUSING SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE BEFORE DISSIPATING APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BENNETT. TIMES WERE ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.