Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mills County, Iowa, May 4, 1950
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.95, -95.73) to the end point (40.95, -95.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1950, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Mills County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1950 | F4 | Kansas | 34.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 4, 1950 | F2 | Texas | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 13 |
| May 4, 1950 | F2 | Oklahoma | 5.6 mi | 293 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1950 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1950 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1950 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.