Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Monona County, Iowa, March 21, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.9 mi
Width600 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.05, -95.72) to the end point (41.93, -95.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1953, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Monona County
- Near the path
- Ute (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 10.9 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1953 | F3 | Iowa | 31.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F2 | Iowa | 11.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F1 | Mississippi | 9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.