Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Hancock County, Iowa, May 9, 1963

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length13.1 mi

Width400 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.22, -93.92) to the end point (43.28, -93.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 9, 1963, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Hancock County, Winnebago County
Path: 13.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 9, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 9, 1963	F1	New Hampshire	10.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 9, 1963	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Hancock County
Winnebago County

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