Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Palo Alto County, Iowa, August 3, 1961

RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.97, -94.72) to the end point (42.97, -94.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 3, 1961, 2:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F0
States
Iowa
Counties
Palo Alto County
Path
2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
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Tornado history nearby

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