Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Story County, Iowa, May 30, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.20, -93.45) to the end point (42.20, -93.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1957, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Story County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1957 | F2 | Colorado | 9.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F2 | Colorado | 1.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.