Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chickasaw County, Iowa, October 12, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.93, -92.53) to the end point (42.93, -92.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 12, 1961, 6:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Chickasaw County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 12, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 1961 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1961 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1961 | F1 | Kansas | 4.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1961 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1961 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1961 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1961 | F0 | Kansas | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1961 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.