Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bremer County, Iowa, May 14, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.83, -92.10) to the end point (42.83, -92.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1961, 5:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Bremer County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 14, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1961 | F3 | Illinois | 127.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| May 14, 1961 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 6.1 mi | 283 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F2 | Arkansas | 5.9 mi | 417 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F2 | Minnesota | 5.1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 14, 1961 | F1 | Iowa | 7.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 14, 1961 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F1 | Illinois | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F0 | Illinois | 22.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.