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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IA — Aug 17, 2025

NWS DMX · ETN 22 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office DMX issued a tornado warning at 23:13 UTC on Aug 17, 2025. The warning was in effect for 47 minutes, ending at Aug 18, 2025 00:00 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 43.27, -93.75, moving north-northeast at about 8 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 NNE Crystal Lake Winnebago, IA UNK Delayed report. Trained spotter shared pictures of a tornado in a cornfield... possibly striking a wind turbine. Location estimated. (DMX)

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