Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Poweshiek County, Iowa, April 23, 1965

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length47.4 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.53, -92.42) to the end point (41.50, -91.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 23, 1965, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Iowa
Counties: Poweshiek County, Keokuk County, Washington County
Path: 47.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 23, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 23, 1965	F2	Indiana	18.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1965	F2	Illinois	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 23, 1965	F1	Illinois	25.4 mi	100 yd	1
Apr 23, 1965	F1	Illinois	6.6 mi	100 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Poweshiek County
Keokuk County
Washington County

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