Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Black Hawk County, Iowa, August 26, 1965
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries17
Length4.7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.30, -92.20) to the end point (42.25, -92.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 26, 1965, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Black Hawk County, Benton County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 17 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 26, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 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.