Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Sac County, Iowa, May 15, 1965

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.40, -95.00) to the end point (42.40, -95.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 15, 1965, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Sac County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 15, 1965	F3	Texas	9.3 mi	100 yd	2
May 15, 1965	F3	Texas	1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F2	Iowa	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F2	Iowa	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	17 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F2	Wisconsin	1 mi	33 yd	1
May 15, 1965	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F1	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F1	Wisconsin	0.8 mi	150 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F0	Nebraska	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1965	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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