Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Washington County, Iowa, May 9, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.30, -91.53) to the end point (41.30, -91.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 9, 1970, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 9, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1970 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1970 | F2 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1970 | F2 | Missouri | 4.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1970 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 9, 1970 | F1 | Wisconsin | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1970 | F1 | Illinois | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1970 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1970 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.