Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cherokee County, Iowa, March 16, 1963
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.78, -95.43) to the end point (42.78, -95.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1963, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 250 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 | Indiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 1 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1963 | F1 | Iowa | 4.7 mi | 300 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.