Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Black Hawk County, Iowa, July 18, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.30, -92.20) to the end point (42.30, -92.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 18, 1965, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Black Hawk County
- Near the path
- La Porte City (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 18, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1965 | F3 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1965 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1965 | F1 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1965 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1965 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.