Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Marshall County, Iowa, April 23, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries12
Length87.7 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.03, -92.92) to the end point (42.25, -91.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1961, 10:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Marshall County, Tama County, Benton County, Linn County
- Path
- 87.7 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | Illinois, Indiana | 51.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F2 | Iowa | 68.6 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 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.