Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Des Moines County, Iowa, April 18, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14.4 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.83, -91.30) to the end point (40.98, -91.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1963, 5:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Des Moines County
- Path
- 14.4 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1963 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1963 | F2 | Iowa | 1.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1963 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.