Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Monona County, Iowa, May 18, 1962

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1.9 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.10, -95.90) to the end point (42.13, -95.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 18, 1962, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Iowa
Counties: Monona County
Path: 1.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 18, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 18, 1962	F2	Nebraska	14.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F2	Minnesota	42.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Colorado	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Iowa	3 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Minnesota	1.5 mi	10 yd	3
May 18, 1962	F1	Minnesota	2 mi	150 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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