Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Poweshiek County, Iowa, August 12, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length5.1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.53, -92.75) to the end point (41.58, -92.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 12, 1956, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Poweshiek County
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 12, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 1956 | F3 | Indiana | 23.4 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F1 | Georgia | 3.6 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F1 | Illinois | 12.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F1 | Indiana | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.