Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Boone County, Iowa, May 7, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.07, -93.90) to the end point (42.12, -93.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1962, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Boone County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1962 | F3 | Iowa | 10 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F2 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 7, 1962 | F2 | Illinois | 7.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F2 | Illinois | 7.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.