Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Van Buren County, Iowa, April 16, 1967
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries16
Length19.4 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.70, -92.10) to the end point (40.90, -91.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 16, 1967, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Van Buren County
- Path
- 19.4 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 16 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 16, 1967
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1967 | F3 | Wisconsin | 27.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F2 | Oklahoma | 11.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F2 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F1 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F1 | Missouri | 3.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.