Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Sioux County, Iowa, September 22, 1968

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.7 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.02, -96.07) to the end point (43.07, -95.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: September 22, 1968, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Iowa
Counties: Sioux County
Path: 4.7 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on September 22, 1968

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Sep 22, 1968	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 1968	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Sioux County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.