Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sioux County, Iowa, March 16, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.25, -95.95) to the end point (43.30, -95.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1963, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Sioux County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 16, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1963 | F3 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1963 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1963 | F2 | Arkansas | 5.4 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1963 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 1 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1963 | F1 | Iowa | 4.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.