Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Taylor County, Iowa, April 5, 1954
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.5 mi
Width333 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.67, -94.88) to the end point (40.72, -94.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1954, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Taylor County
- Path
- 11.5 miles long, up to 333 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 5, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1954 | F4 | Missouri, Iowa | 6.3 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F3 | Iowa | 5.2 mi | 667 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F2 | Iowa | 5.1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F2 | Kansas | 10.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F1 | Kansas | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.