Tornado confirmed near Vinton moving Northeast

The Gazette

Sep. 3, 2018 5:54 pm

According to the National Weather Service, a tornado has been confirmed near Vinton at 4:46 p.m.

The tornado was spotted traveling northeast at 25 miles per hour.

A tornado warning remains in effect until 5:15 p.m. for south central Buchanan County, northeastern Benton County, and northwestern Linn County.

The tornado is expected at Urbana around 5:05 p.m., Center Point around 5:10 p.m., Walker and Troy Mills around 5:15 p.m.

Anyone that is in the path of the tornado is asked to seek shelter.

This includes Interstate 380 north of Cedar Rapids between mile markers 34 and 49.

Screenshot of current weather conditions in Eastern Iowa

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