JOHNSTON, Iowa - Those in Polk County saw some severe weather in the form of a radar-confirmed tornado on Memorial Day.
Just after 6:30pm on Monday evening the National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a tornado warning for a storm cell moving through Johnston.
Rotation appeared in radar scans in the area of Merle Hay Road and I-80/35. The weather service confirmed an EF-1 tornado struck the area, lasting about 1.6 miles at 50 yards wide for three minutes.
There was some large trees and tree branches down in the area. The rotation weakened and the warning was allowed to expire as it moved across Ankeny and toward Alleman.
(Image courtesy of National Weather Service)