Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Des Moines County, Iowa, August 25, 1965
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.87, -91.30) to the end point (40.87, -91.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 25, 1965, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Des Moines County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 25, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 9.4 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 14.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 4.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F2 | Indiana | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F1 | Iowa | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 1965 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.