Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Woodbury County, Iowa, May 12, 1963

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length15.2 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.22, -96.20) to the end point (42.30, -95.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 12, 1963, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Woodbury County
Path: 15.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 12, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 12, 1963	F3	Nebraska	12.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 12, 1963	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Woodbury County

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