<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=14vxsC_1COifi0F00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=14vxsC_1COifi0F00" width="1536" height="864" ></figure><p>After storms swept through the KCII listening area last week, the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has confirmed four tornadoes and a derecho. On Wednesday, June 10th, widespread wind damage from a derecho occurred in the afternoon hours before pushing east into Illinois. Damage reports included downed trees and power lines resulting from straight-line winds recorded as high as 70-80 miles per hour.</p><p>On Thursday, multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms affected southeast Iowa throughout the morning and again during the afternoon. Heavy rain and sporadic severe wind events were mainly reported, and at approximately 4:05 p.m., an EF-U tornado touched down near Ainsworth. The tornado was confirmed in coordination with Emergency Management and trained weather spotters and chasers. No damage was reported from the tornado, prompting the EF-U rating. The U in EF-U stands for “Unknown”, which is a rating used when a tornado is spotted but there is no damage to survey. Three other tornadoes occurred in western Illinois in the same storm system.</p><p>According to the National Weather Service, Washington received nearly two inches of rain during the storms. So far this month, Washington has observed approximately 3.4 inches of precipitation, nearly an inch above the normal amount for the first two weeks of June.</p><p>Three members of the KCII Severe Weather Action Team provided live on-air coverage of the severe thunderstorms that took place on Wednesday and Thursday. The one to count on for up-to-the-minute severe weather coverage is KCII.</p></div></body>

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After storms swept through the KCII listening area last week, the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has confirmed four tornadoes and a derecho. On Wednesday, June 10th, widespread wind damage from a derecho occurred in the afternoon hours before pushing east into Illinois. Damage reports included downed trees and power lines resulting from straight-line winds recorded as high as 70-80 miles per hour.

Four Tornadoes, Derecho Confirmed from Storms

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After storms swept through the KCII listening area last week, the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has confirmed four tornadoes and a derecho. O

Four Tornadoes, Derecho Confirmed from Storms

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