An EF2 tornado hit Traer during Monday’s storm, a deadly system that lashed Northeast Iowa with vicious winds and torrential rain. — Waterloo Courier, July 1, 2014
In all, the “One-two Punch” derechos of June 30, 2014 produced more than 300 non-duplicate reports of severe weather from eastern Nebraska to southern Michigan and northwest Ohio, including nearly two-dozen short-lived tornadoes (path lengths less than ten miles and durations less than ten minutes). The first derecho tracked from central Iowa to Lake Michigan (a distance of 320 miles) in five hours, with an average forward speed of 64 mph. — NWS Storm Prediction Center: Midwest Derechos of June 30-July 1, 2014
June 30, 2014, 2:09 PM. Screen capture from KCCI, which was clearly waffling about whether this was “in the viewing area” but stuck with it.
Photo taken July 2
Photo taken July 2
Photo taken July 2
Toledo Street and Westview Street, Traer. Photo taken July 2
Photo taken July 3