Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Union County, Iowa, May 7, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.07, -94.37) to the end point (41.07, -94.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1962, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Union County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 250 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 | Iowa | 4.9 mi | 880 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 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.