Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Floyd County, Iowa, July 8, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.18, -92.67) to the end point (43.18, -92.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 8, 1959, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Floyd County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 8, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1959 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 8, 1959 | F2 | Wisconsin | 5.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 8, 1959 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 8, 1959 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 8, 1959 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.