Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lyon County, Iowa, July 16, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.40, -96.20) to the end point (43.43, -96.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 16, 1963, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Lyon County
- Near the path
- Rock Rapids (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 16, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1963 | F2 | Minnesota | 5.2 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1963 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.