Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Adams County, Iowa, July 14, 1958
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length14.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.07, -94.60) to the end point (40.83, -94.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 14, 1958, 5:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Adams County, Taylor County
- Near the path
- Lenox (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 14.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 14, 1958
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1958 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1958 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 9.8 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1958 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1958 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1958 | F1 | New Jersey | 48.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1958 | F0 | Delaware | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.