Chase Log 6-01-07
Ellsworth, IA to Eldora, IA *Tornado EF0 (2343UTC)
* My first real chase of the 2007 season. Eastern Iowa was under high risk for severe weather, but because of uncertainty, I decided to chase in north central Iowa. Fruitland, Iowa took direct hit from an EF3 tornado and suffered from extensive damage.
Supercell intercepted 3 miles west of Eldora and quickly produced a tornado, touchdown lasted less than a quarter of a mile in a bean field 2 miles west of Ellsworth. Wall cloud showed rotation for nearly 20 miles, or so. I witnessed at least 6 funnels, with a very large area of rapid rotation near Radcliffe, IA. Chased storm to 8 miles east of Eldora when It finally got dark.