Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Cherokee County, Iowa, June 23, 1952

RatingF4

Deaths0

Injuries4

Length24.1 mi

Width400 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.75, -95.85) to the end point (42.90, -95.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 23, 1952, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Iowa
Counties: Cherokee County
Path: 24.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 4 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 23, 1952

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jun 23, 1952	F3	Wisconsin	18.2 mi	100 yd	2	6
Jun 23, 1952	F2	Minnesota	8.4 mi	220 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 1952	F2	Minnesota	104.8 mi	220 yd	0	10
Jun 23, 1952	F0	South Dakota	2 mi	43 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Cherokee County
Crawford County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.