Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Ida County, Iowa, July 26, 1969
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length22.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.33, -95.60) to the end point (42.03, -95.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 26, 1969, 1:47 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Ida County
- Path
- 22.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 26, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 1969 | F2 | Iowa | 11.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 1969 | F2 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 1969 | F1 | New York | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 1969 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 1969 | F1 | Illinois | 5.1 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 1969 | F1 | Wisconsin | 4.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 1969 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.