Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Story County, Iowa, August 26, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length4.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.90, -93.30) to the end point (41.82, -93.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 26, 1965, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Story County, Jasper County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 26, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1965 | F4 | Iowa | 4.7 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 17 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.