Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Palo Alto County, Iowa, May 28, 1959

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2.3 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.17, -94.90) to the end point (43.20, -94.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 28, 1959, 6:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Palo Alto County
Path: 2.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 28, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 28, 1959	F2	Iowa	1 mi	150 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F2	Nebraska	6.4 mi	250 yd	2
May 28, 1959	F2	Kansas	2.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Iowa	1 mi	150 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Nebraska	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Georgia	0.6 mi	20 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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