Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F5 tornado, Adair County, Iowa, June 27, 1953
RatingF5
Deaths1
Injuries2
Length0.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.45, -94.70) to the end point (41.45, -94.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 27, 1953, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F5
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Adair County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 27, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1953 | F2 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1953 | F2 | Iowa | 7.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 1953 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1953 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.