Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Polk County, Iowa, May 10, 1959

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.3 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.60, -93.60) to the end point (41.60, -93.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 10, 1959, 5:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Polk County
Path: 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 10, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 10, 1959	F4	Iowa	41.1 mi	400 yd	1
May 10, 1959	F3	Texas	11 mi	667 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F3	Texas	15.8 mi	333 yd	7
May 10, 1959	F2	Iowa	1 mi	200 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Oklahoma	2 mi	300 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Missouri	0.2 mi	17 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Texas	1 mi	33 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Texas	13.8 mi	150 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Iowa	6.5 mi	300 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Texas	22.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Oklahoma	1.5 mi	50 yd	1
May 10, 1959	F2	Texas	4.9 mi	250 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Texas	4.3 mi	167 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Wisconsin	4.3 mi	33 yd	3
May 10, 1959	F1	Illinois	3.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Kansas	2.5 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Texas	4.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Texas	4.7 mi	150 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Iowa	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	67 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Wisconsin	2.2 mi	33 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1959	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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