Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Cherokee County, Iowa, April 1, 1958

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length8.3 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.73, -95.70) to the end point (42.85, -95.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 1, 1958, 2:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Cherokee County
Path: 8.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 1, 1958

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Apr 1, 1958	F1	California	0.2 mi	67 yd
Apr 1, 1958	F1	California	2 mi	20 yd
Apr 1, 1958	F1	California	0.5 mi	30 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Cherokee County
Plymouth County
Woodbury County
Sioux County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.