May 29, 2013
A small tornado developed east of Garnavillo (Clayton County) and traveled east/northeast to the Mississippi River before crossing over into Wisconsin. This tornado was part of a larger severe weather outbreak that occurred across much of northeast Iowa during the afternoon of May 29th. These storms developed in a warm and moist airmass behind a warm front that was moving north across the Upper Midwest. In addition to the tornado, a farm east of Oelwein (Fayette County) was hit hard by straight
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 449236). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chickasaw County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.