Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Mahaska County, Iowa, June 27, 1953

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length7.8 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.40, -92.60) to the end point (41.33, -92.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 27, 1953, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Mahaska County
Path: 7.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 27, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jun 27, 1953	F5	Iowa	0.1 mi	100 yd	1	2
Jun 27, 1953	F2	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1953	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1953	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	2

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Mahaska County
Jasper County
Warren County
Polk County

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