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What year was the Tornado that took the Roof off the house at the corner of 19th Street and Kentucky?

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Mason City, Iowa. What year was the tornado and Property Damage and was anyone hurt???

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  1. There were tow tornadoes in the past 58 years in that area but  I can't find the path though. They were both to the north and were F0 tornadoes.

    One was on July 4,2003 a "Brief tornado touchdown in field just east of Mason City. A very unstable air mass was in place over Iowa with surface dew points in the upper 70s to low 80s following a day with highs in the 90s. Lifted indices were in the -10 to -15 C. range as the low level jet began to strengthen during the nighttime hours. A cold front to the northwest of the state began to sink southeast into Iowa as weak low pressure moved northeast along the front. An MCS formed near the triple point of the low and the cold front, then tracked east across northern Iowa during the early morning hours. Scattered thunderstorms formed south of the MCS, however most of them did not produce severe weather. As the system evolved it took on a bow echo configuration as it raced across the state. Numerous locations reported winds of 55 to 70 MPH along the path of the storm. Trees were blown down in many locations. There were no reports of widespread significant damage however. The storms moved east of the state by sunrise. One brief tornado touchdown was reported in a field just east of Mason City. The tornado only touched the ground before lifting and caused no damage. One person was injured as the storms moved through the area. High winds toppled trees in the Clear Lake area. One of the trees fell on a woman in a tent, pinning here and causing minor injuries. She was taken to the hospital and received 11 stitches for a head injury."

    The other one was on March 30,2005 a "Tornado touched down near U.S. Highway 18 and tracked north-northeast across open county. No damage occurred as it only lifted dirt into the air. The seasons first widespread severe weather episode took place during the day on the 30th. A strong upper level trough of low pressure moved through the central U.S. This system intensified as it moved through the area, eventually becoming a closed low at 500 mb centered over southern Minnesota by the evening. Strong surface low pressure developed and lifted northeast across the area. Moisture was drawn north ahead of the system with surface dew points reaching the mid 50s just ahead of the cold front. Temperatures rose into the mid 60s to low 70s ahead of the cold front. This, combined with cooling aloft, resulted in destabilization of the atmosphere Lifted indices reached the -5 to -7 C. range with CAPE values in the 1000 to 1500 J/kg range. Freezing levels were low, given the time of the year. Freezing levels were in the 8000 to 9500 foot range during the event. The low level jet had increased to 50 to 60 kts ahead of the cold front. Thunderstorms erupted during the previous night and moved into northwest Iowa before sunrise. They produced nickel size hail in the Estherville area. The main area of thunderstorms developed by the mid to late morning hours and moved east across the state. Most of the storms produced gusty winds and hail of up to one inch in diameter. High winds from one of the storms blew over two semi-tractortrailer trucks at the junction of U.S. Highway 20 and 14 in Grundy County. A 71 MPH wind gust was recorded by KWWL-TV in Waterloo with the storm. A short time later, winds estimated at 65 MPH were reported in Bremer County. Several reports of tornadoes were received. The tornadoes were all very small and move closely related to land spouts. All touched down in open areas and caused little damage. The first tornado touched down in Webster County southeast of Fort Dodge. A short time later, another tornado touched down east of Duncombe. The storms moved into Hamilton County and produced a brief tornado touchdown northeast of Webster City. Several reports of tornadoes were received from Cerro Gordo County east of Mason City. It appeared a cluster of small tornadoes occurred with several brief touchdowns reported during a brief time. Two of the tornadoes touched down about 5 miles southeast of Mason City in open country. One was on the ground for about a half mile, the other for a little over a mile. One of the stronger tornadoes of the day touched down in Wright County northwest of Dows. The tornado flattened a garage there and ripped the roof off of a barn at a farm about a mile northwest of Dows."

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