Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Decatur County, Iowa, April 23, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length68.6 mi
Width600 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.72, -93.73) to the end point (40.68, -92.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1961, 8:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Decatur County, Wayne County, Appanoose County, Davis County
- Path
- 68.6 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | Iowa | 87.7 mi | 800 yd | 1 | 12 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | Illinois, Indiana | 51.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 7.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.